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sneakily

ADVERB
behind one's back
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And, sneakily, there is England, which hasn’t looked as flashy, but is always in control.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026

"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

And for Miyazaki in particular, art and life are nearly one and the same as we come to learn in this year’s documentary that sneakily landed on Max this summer, “Hayao Miyazaki and The Heron.”

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2024

At heart, “About Dry Grasses” is a wise and sneakily humane chronicle of three adults, one betrayal and the price of living a toxically unexamined life.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 12, 2024

Bodin was sure that one could have floating land masses; he believed there were reliable reports of islands that sneakily changed their position during the night—but the big continents, he thought, remained in one place.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton


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