under cover
Example Sentences
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For decades a narrow waterway in Ganvie, Benin has been a discreet rendezvous point for young couples to meet -- safe under cover of darkness, far away from strict families and prying eyes.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
But these elephants are no dopes: One of Ms. Argo’s coups is capturing a very well-organized raid—quietly executed, under cover of darkness—by a parade of males into a tomato plantation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 13, 2026
As the sun went down and a phone notification warned of more rain, the women, donning elf aprons and Santa hats, scrambled to move the boxes under cover.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 25, 2025
However, Newey is said to have given his former Red Bull colleague a tour of the Aston Martin factory under cover of darkness on Tuesday night.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025
Mitraillette and I both knelt wheezing with horror, side by side under cover of the undergrowth and darkness.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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