secretively
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The bakery the locals love, its name solemnly and secretively whispered to me by a friend, had been closed.
From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2022
In Lviv, some of the businesses that flocked to this safer western region of Ukraine are working on installing armor on existing vehicles, military uniforms, and, more secretively, ammunition.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2022
The California Public Utilities Commission — which regulates day-to-day services as varied as electric utilities and ride-hailing companies — has long vowed to become more transparent in response to criticism it operates far too secretively.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2022
Federal authorities say Smith, Casada and Cothren collaborated on a separate consulting firm, Phoenix Solutions, as a way to funnel money to themselves secretively and illegally through both campaign and taxpayer-funded work.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 17, 2022
A lot of people in la cité do cook with wood, which they have to nibble secretively from each other’s houses at night, like termites.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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