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
Without saying a word, he reached under the counter, pulled out a tape measure and wrapped it around my head.
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2021
In his hotel, he discovers that the pipes under the counter are gone.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2021
Mrs. Carpenter brought the latest Oxford Times out from under the counter and folded it back to an inside page before holding it out for Malcolm to see.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
