under cover
Example Sentences
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Border guards warned crossings were increasing, with many attempting to slip across a nearby river under cover of darkness.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
But these elephants are no dopes: One of Ms. Argo’s coups is capturing a very well-organized raid—quietly executed, under cover of darkness—by a parade of males into a tomato plantation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
As the sun went down and a phone notification warned of more rain, the women, donning elf aprons and Santa hats, scrambled to move the boxes under cover.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
However, Newey is said to have given his former Red Bull colleague a tour of the Aston Martin factory under cover of darkness on Tuesday night.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
But when I'd crept here under cover of darkness last week, an envelope'd been Sellotaped over the letter box.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
