furtively
Example Sentences
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Next to it, a small ghost peeps furtively through a window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
No one who watched is likely to forget Rubio’s awkward stare as he furtively reached for a water bottle, cementing his reputation as the thirstiest man in the U.S.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2025
Bingeing can look different for different people, but for Specter, it involves “shoving food furtively into my mouth as quickly and passively” as possible, she writes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2024
Some at the top of the Labour Party are beginning to think, if a little furtively, of the aftermath of 4 July, too.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2024
“Oh,” I said, furtively trying to sniff myself to see if I could detect sweetness or bitterness or berries.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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