clandestine

Example Sentences

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They set up clandestine camera monitoring from a public location.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Sen. Frank Church of Idaho – held extensive hearings that included eye-opening testimony about clandestine U.S. intelligence activities abroad and domestically.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Indeed, the world’s most high-stakes clandestine cat-and-mouse game is currently taking place in the race for artificial-intelligence supremacy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 28, 2026

The U.S. has accused China of conducting a clandestine low-yield nuclear test at that time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

“Oh God, he’s dead,” she sobbed, leaning over the body of the old man who had filled her childhood with stories and protected her clandestine love affair.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende