furtively

Example Sentences

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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

As the men entered her home, Ms. Mukantaganda said her husband, a preacher, prayed for her and their two small children and furtively told her where he had hidden some money in case she survived.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2024

Since then she did not fail to open the door furtively a little every morning and evening to look in on Gregor.

From "The Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka