surreptitiously
Example Sentences
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Boyd was allowed to speak to witnesses and make phone calls—to his lawyer and, surreptitiously, to the deputy police chief in charge of homicide investigations who promised him help.
The recognition of a sculpture surreptitiously flipping the bird certainly produces a smile.
From Los Angeles Times
His innovation, as I am far from the first to observe, is to do publicly what his predecessors have done surreptitiously.
Firstly, a recording, especially one done surreptitiously, is not a legal document.
From MarketWatch
The film preaches that message, while “Peacemaker” surreptitiously places the audience inside its version of a “What If . . .” simulation.
From Salon
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