surreptitious

Example Sentences

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A surreptitious change of bank details does not bode well for your mother’s estate planning.

From MarketWatch

In a written statement, she claimed "The Mail's Unlawful Acts against me involve landline tapping my phones and recording my live telephone conversations, placing surreptitious mics on my home windows."

From Barron's

She alleges the Mail tapped her landlines and placed "surreptitious mics on my home windows" in an effort to get stories.

From BBC

Cologne is a personal choice, true — but it’s eminently regiftable, after one surreptitious spray, and it’s a luxury that can feel too extravagant to purchase for oneself, especially in a climate of economic uncertainty.

From MarketWatch

Penelope puzzled over these mysteries daily, and had even paid a surreptitious visit or two to the attic while the children were otherwise engaged.

From Literature