cloak-and-dagger
Example Sentences
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The meeting where councillors selected Whitegates was also not minuted, prompting claims of a "cloak and dagger process" from protestors.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2025
“There’s a little bit of cloak and dagger secrecy,” he said.
From Reuters • May 31, 2023
“But here it does not have anything to do with that, as far as we know. This may not be the cloak and dagger type of espionage.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 13, 2022
There was a cloak and dagger side to the meteorite trade as well.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2020
The cloak and dagger touches still don't make much sense to me.
From Legacy by Schmitz, James H.
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