quietly
/ (ˈkwaɪətlɪ) /
in a quiet manner
just quietly Australian between you and me; confidentially
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How to use quietly in a sentence
“We quietly did,” Reed previously told The Daily Beast of removing ISIS.
‘Archer’ Creator Adam Reed Spills Season 6 Secrets, From Surreal Plotlines to Life Post-ISIS | Marlow Stern | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnyone who tries to draw attention to threats instead of quietly burying them is worsening the problem.
Cover-Ups and Concern Trolls: Actually, It's About Ethics in Suicide Journalism | Arthur Chu | January 3, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTBut instead of just quietly releasing a statement through a publicist, she broadcasted her anger far and wide.
Jennifer Lawrence’s Righteous Fury Says Everything We Wanted to Say | Kevin O’Keeffe | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen the media attention died down, Tavakoli was quietly re-imprisoned.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd compare, as noted up top, to Secretary Clinton, who spent years quietly pushing a modernized Cuba policy.
As the weeks wore on, the pretence of practical teaching was quietly dropped, and we crammed our science out of the text-book.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsProfiting by this, Benjy quietly moved away round a colossal buttress of the berg, and took refuge in an ice-cave.
The Giant of the North | R.M. BallantyneThere was only one obstacle to his walking quietly and comfortably away, which was that the door was locked and the key gone.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensHe told the troopers and his servant to follow with the horses as quietly as possible and led the way towards the budgerow.
The Red Year | Louis TracyHe then quietly called her attention to the fact that she had "no fingers," and she was in perfect despair.
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