in secret
Example Sentences
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Costa Rica's Rebeca Grynspan was the front-runner after last month's first informal vote, in which the council's 15 members, including the five with veto power, pass judgment in secret on the candidates.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
They also complained that the settlement was negotiated in secret among the park service, environmental groups and ranch families.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
A will can be made and a will can be changed, and it can be done in secret, without a spouse’s knowledge or consent.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
Hannah Oh, who arrived in 2019, says she'd imagined spending much of her time catching up on the music and dramas she had once watched in secret.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
They arrange for someone to treat her in secret.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
