discreet

Example Sentences

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There’s a difference between being discreet about the image you project to others and what you tell friends and acquaintances about yourself.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

For generations, the cream-coloured clubhouse located on Safdarjung Road has functioned as a discreet world of retired generals, senior bureaucrats and old business families conducting negotiations over whisky sodas and kebabs.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

While traditional radar emits a signal that can be detected, Arkeus says that its system, which is based on so-called hyperspectral optical imaging, is more discreet and simultaneously captures multiple layers of visual data.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

But the polyglot pope, a former missionary to Peru, initially cultivated a more sober and discreet style that contrasted with the spontaneity of his predecessor pope Francis.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

One of the two principals had fired first; the other had paused for a discreet and noticeable interval, and then he had fired.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis