discreetly
Example Sentences
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The colleague found the film in a safe that belonged to her late father, who worked in a Boeing film lab and could have developed film discreetly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
Enxu discreetly documented her experience in letters that were smuggled out and posted online.
From BBC • Dec. 11, 2025
Privacy concerns remain a hurdle, with the ramifications of widely worn glasses discreetly and near-constantly recording throwing up potential regulatory pitfalls.
From Barron's • Dec. 3, 2025
Instead guests in elaborate gowns and tuxedos discreetly glanced at their phones propped on tables and at the base of flower vases across the star-packed venue.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2025
But the entrance security guard is not doing a good job surveying me discreetly, and I’m afraid he'll start tracking me tracking Farooq, so I grab a book and move into the closest aisle.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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