undercover

Example Sentences

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Her plot-rich story includes art terrorists, undercover agents, snooty Parisians, sneaky New Yorkers and a one-armed billionaire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

A male undercover researcher also visited a mini-mart elsewhere in the West Midlands, where we were told vapes were being sold to children.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

By the novel’s 1966 setting, Gloria Steinem had already gone undercover as a Playboy Bunny and the second-wave feminist movement was starting to gain traction in certain circles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Jess Phillips, Minister for Safeguarding and Violence against Women and Girls, said the government is funding "a network of undercover officers online and a dedicated police taskforce to disrupt crimes, catch offenders and protect children".

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026

Whenever they were away from one another, Maggie and Elisha carried on an extensive correspondence, sometimes undercover.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock