under the counter

Example Sentences

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Then we chose this tile under the counter.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

It is not on display, but sold under the counter to trusted customers who come in to buy it each month.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2022

Instead, I used a flashlight, on my hands and knees, to rummage under the counter for my paneer press — a straight-sided, aluminum sieve that looks exactly like a small, perforated cake tin.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021

In his hotel, he discovers that the pipes under the counter are gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2021

I ducked back into the lab and, trying hard to avoid looking at the body on the table, opened the cabinet doors under the counter instead.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda