secretly

Example Sentences

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D-day, secretly known as Operation Overlord, was timed based on several factors, including the weather, the tides and the moonlight.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Sun also pleaded guilty to charges that accused him of secretly working for China and was sentenced this year to four years in prison.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

I sense how they are secretly disappointed when the infrastructure holds, the Gulf allies absorb the shock, the sailors of the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

Abbott secretly subtracted a hidden value from measurements involving some of the experimental masses.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

“But I think Ms. Porter secretly told me that I’m going to be in her creative writing class next year. Just like I wanted. She wrote it in my yearbook.”

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day