sub rosa

Example Sentences

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Ed Newton, a Philadelphia-based photographer, entered the sub rosa world of the ramp hunt when he set out with several foragers this spring.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

But she also has, beneath the top layers of this Christmas story she was asked to make by Oscar-winning auteur Alfonso Cuarón, her own sub rosa meanings.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2023

But Poor can also claim a quirky bit of sub rosa fame, and when he revealed it over dinner that night, I nearly fell out of my chair.

From Washington Post • Mar. 22, 2022

“There is a lot of sub rosa sanctions enforcement going on with U.S. officials at State and Treasury and others,” Mr. Klingner said.

From Washington Times • Mar. 1, 2020

Here we have sub rosa a profound philosophical maxim showing its colors—as brief as profound, i.e., enough is enough, whether it be enough rose or enough stewed pigeon with green peas.

From Belford's Magazine, Volume II, No. 8, January, 1889 by Various