discreet

Example Sentences

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Sunday's emergency meeting in Brussels of EU ambassadors was a discreet affair, unlike the routine top level summits where the traffic stops, roads are closed and leaders stream towards the cameras to deliver their thoughts.

From BBC

The discreet, disciplined and private man won 87% of the vote in December's election against a severely depleted field.

From BBC

While the European military presence has been relatively discreet, it has been well-received on the city's icy streets, where Greenland's red-and-white flag hangs from many shopfronts and buildings.

From Barron's

While clip-on microphones and other small yet mighty audio devices are genuinely good for discreet sound recording, the tiny microphone makes everything about itself.

From Salon

There were plenty of directors who would turn a blind eye to her, actors who knew better than to throw rocks in glass houses, who had affairs and passions of their own they kept discreet.

From Literature