undercover

Example Sentences

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But an undercover DEA investigation targeting Honduras’s government, led by the agency’s elite Special Operations Division, unexpectedly ensnared the nephews.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The alleged plot began early last month, when authorities say Heifler took part in a 10 February video call with a "self-defence" group that included an undercover law enforcement officer.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

His hopes were shattered thanks to an undercover operation involving security agencies in Canada, the US and UK.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 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

Here in the cool shadows I feel protected, as though I’m undercover in the jungle, a secret agent, spying on my own family.

From "The Queen of Water" by Laura Resau