quietly

/ (ˈkwaɪətlɪ) /

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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|DAILY BEAST
Anyone 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|DAILY BEAST
But 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|DAILY BEAST
When 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|DAILY BEAST

And compare, as noted up top, to Secretary Clinton, who spent years quietly pushing a modernized Cuba policy.
Rubio’s Embargo Anger Plays to the Past|Michael Tomasky|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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) Wells
Profiting 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. Ballantyne
There 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 Dickens
He 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 Tracy
He then quietly called her attention to the fact that she had "no fingers," and she was in perfect despair.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

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