furtively

Example Sentences

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Hila at last extracted from her bag a thick, heavy-looking candle, which, after furtively glancing about the park, she placed at the base of the plastic tree trunk.

From Literature

She glanced furtively at the closed door and lowered her voice.

From Literature

No one who watched is likely to forget Rubio’s awkward stare as he furtively reached for a water bottle, cementing his reputation as the thirstiest man in the U.S.

From Salon

Indeed, students spoke furtively of the dark arts of circumvention.

From Los Angeles Times

I spotted one man with a hammer and a flashlight looking furtively around my son’s neighborhood.

From Salon