furtive

Example Sentences

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It feels furtive, secret, a relic I use to remember and to punish myself.

From Literature

Their celebrations were furtive and short-lived to avoid riot police or other authorities.

From Los Angeles Times

But the celebrations in one Tehran neighborhood were also furtive and short lived to avoid riot police or members of the Basij, a voluntary auxiliary force with the Revolutionary Guards.

From Los Angeles Times

While audiences are focused on one area of the stage, something furtive is happening on another.

From Los Angeles Times

“Are you panic-stricken? Are your eyes wide? Do you look furtive?” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal