quietly

/ ˈkwaɪətlɪ /

adverb

1. in a quiet manner

2. between you and me; confidentially

Example Sentences

And then I just quietly slip away to the bar.

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This is when many older workers quietly mumble to themselves: “I’m done with that,” she says.

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This was of particular interest to NFL executives who have spent recent years quietly monitoring the progress of Boom and other companies in this space, according to people familiar with the matter.

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The facilities are a quietly purring economic engine, injecting billions in investment, employment and anchoring the tech multinationals which, coupled with big pharma, fund over half of Ireland's corporate-tax take, according to analysts.

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Over the past 15 years, producer and composer Daniel Lopatin has quietly become a highly influential figure in music.

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