stealthily

Every month, you stealthily realize you’re in the process of losing more and more.

Neighbors who love the whimsical metal sculptures that artist Lori Powers has stealthily attached to utility poles since 2017 faced off against hard-hatted Los Angeles Department of Water and Power workers busy unbolting one of her signature pieces.

Some nods to the outside world were subtle, like the Palestinian colors that stealthily adorned Cate Blanchett’s dress.

They feed at night, stealthily approaching a sleeping mammal.

Most dangerous of all, he had stealthily stopped drinking water, hastening the physical collapse that often accompanies full-scale mental crises.