sneakily

Example Sentences

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Then my mom, who had managed to leave the room sneakily as we tore through the wrapping, came back into the living room with a chubby cat with a bow around his neck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

"He phoned me the day after the funeral and said can we spread the ashes on the pitch, he sneakily put a bit in the goal," said Sarah.

From BBC • Aug. 26, 2025

One of them kept her eyes glued to Palacios as she reached sneakily for the cat’s speckled fur.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025

It shows how as a comic he could sneakily steal a scene, and yet it is also the antithesis of his narcissistic, always-the-center-of-attention, Pee-wee.

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2025

That icy feeling Aru had wasn’t just autumn turning sneakily into winter....It was him.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi