under cover
Example Sentences
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Border guards warned crossings were increasing, with many attempting to slip across a nearby river under cover of darkness.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
But when winter comes, he will have to buy feed in, and hire extra help to manage the herd under cover.
From BBC ● May 27, 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
He described cover names, fragmentary messages, traces of the work of Soviet agents operating deep under cover in the United States.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
