under the counter
Example Sentences
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In one case, an employee saw the approaching agent and shoved 10 displayed basketballs under the counter, as if to be able to say, What basketballs?
From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023
It is not on display, but sold under the counter to trusted customers who come in to buy it each month.
From BBC • Oct. 26, 2022
Instead, I used a flashlight, on my hands and knees, to rummage under the counter for my paneer press — a straight-sided, aluminum sieve that looks exactly like a small, perforated cake tin.
From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2021
In his hotel, he discovers that the pipes under the counter are gone.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2021
Having set the advertisement, the boy took a covered basket from under the counter, put it on a table, and drew up two stools.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
