furtively
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Next to it, a small ghost peeps furtively through a window.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
Fly-tipping was also a problem, she explained, with vans pulling up and "furtively unloading" rubbish on to nearby grassland.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2026
The mood: “Don’t look at me,” as they look around furtively, still waking up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026
I spotted one man with a hammer and a flashlight looking furtively around my son’s neighborhood.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2025
He also had to do it furtively, afraid that his father or mother might see him.
From "The Chocolate War" by Robert Cormier
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