discreetly

Example Sentences

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The colleague found the film in a safe that belonged to her late father, who worked in a Boeing film lab and could have developed film discreetly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

Mojica even shares flirtatious moments onscreen while interviewing Noé Margarito Zaragoza, a dashing and stoic ranchero who lives discreetly as a gay man.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Enxu discreetly documented her experience in letters that were smuggled out and posted online.

From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025

"The watchword now is re-engagement, with a dialogue that can take place discreetly, in a calm, peaceful, equal manner, but also with a view to results," said Romatet.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

Then he, too, went to the trunk, standing discreetly to one side, away from the two white men, looking with surface eyes at what they were doing.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright