secretly

Example Sentences

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Israel’s public broadcaster reported later that the head of Israel’s Shin Bet security agency had secretly visited the U.A.E. in recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Jade, Faye’s assistant, has invited a rival author, Abby Schuss, to spice up a real-life plot that Jade can use in a novel she’s secretly planning.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Some scammers secretly reset the borrower’s password while on the phone with them.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

They were readily offered to our undercover researchers who secretly filmed in shops across four neighbouring West Midlands towns.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

I could only hear portions as he made a show of pulling the soldier aside and secretly presenting the kingfisher feathers he had acquired the previous day.

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri