He did it covertly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
We could all begin covertly wiretapping each other. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
He slowed further, eyeing the labels covertly: DA-DE. From Wordnik.com. [Dance Of Death]
In fact, he works for the Orange County Sheriff's office covertly, which is probably why Barris is after him. From Wordnik.com. [Wired's Geek Dad Picks 100 Quotes Every Geek Should Know « FirstShowing.net] Reference
I write 'covertly' because we're not allowed to alter anything in our cube. From Wordnik.com. [Sitting is Deadly] Reference
O'BRIEN: Alright, somebody going in there kind of covertly before the helicopters go in, so to speak. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2003] Reference
We had to "covertly" look for information that the inspectors were supposed to be documenting and reporting to the Security Council??. From Wordnik.com. [In New Letter, Clinton's Lawyers Demand ABC Yank Film] Reference
Mr McArdle attacked the Commonwealth Bank for "covertly" selling down his stock without notifying him or giving him a chance to address the problem. From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
Dole war-games his strategies as covertly as he can. From Wordnik.com. [Dress-Down Dole] Reference
Plans were made to carry Leva covertly to Virginia. From Wordnik.com. [Remember Me to the Motherland] Reference
The hot sun strengthened him and he scanned himself covertly. From Wordnik.com. [Miami Beach] Reference
For a while it was speculated that the conference met covertly. From Wordnik.com. [The No-Show North Koreans] Reference
When they covertly searched his luggage, they found the envelope. From Wordnik.com. [The Hunt For The Anthrax Killer] Reference
That the course went ahead, even covertly, is a benchmark of sorts for Japan. From Wordnik.com. [Japan's Military Complex] Reference
Kandahar has its own bustling opium market, which journalists have accessed covertly. From Wordnik.com. [Afghan Diary: Bizarre Bazaar] Reference
Fourthly, when she doth dissemble, and covertly and falsely either doth or saith anything. From Wordnik.com. [Meditations] Reference
There were-including, covertly, the senior leaders of what was nominally the Bush-Quayle campaign. From Wordnik.com. [Rocky Road To Houston] Reference
Ruth watched him a good deal, but so covertly that her girl friends did not notice her abstraction. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods] Reference
These data points being collected covertly aren't just credit cards or pin numbers - but pieces of me. From Wordnik.com. [Jeffrey Evans: The Apple of Big Brother's Eye (Or, They Now Have a Camera in My Bedroom)] Reference
But like most modern fathers Juan Miguel Gonazalez has been covertly considered a second-string parent. From Wordnik.com. [The Sins Of The Fathers] Reference
I think we're always involved in some sort of war or action against somebody, whether it be overtly or covertly. From Wordnik.com. ['An Illegal, Immoral Order'] Reference
He was gazing into the camera covertly with what she thought of as seduction, his hand suggestively at his crotch. From Wordnik.com. [What we Know] Reference
While many IT professionals still wouldn't speak out, support to quash any outsourcing plans was spreading covertly. From Wordnik.com. [Donna Conroy: West Virginia IT Pros Mount First US Resistance to Outsourcing] Reference
When someone lacks the confidence to challenge authority directly, their resistance comes out indirectly and covertly. From Wordnik.com. [Sugarcoated Hostility] Reference
At least one U.S. government lab has covertly manufactured a small amount of weapons-grade anthrax since the early '90s. From Wordnik.com. [The Hunt For The Anthrax Killer] Reference
So rather than ruin the land he loved, Igor and his comrades never spoke of Nicoli, never traded gossip, even covertly. From Wordnik.com. [Remember Me to the Motherland] Reference
The tactical-analysis team, working through DEA agents and Bolivian police, spent months watching the organization covertly. From Wordnik.com. [The Widening Drug War] Reference
Senate Democrats tried to covertly hijack good legislation with provisions that are harmful to families and unborn children. From Wordnik.com. ['Don't ask, don't tell' vote fails: Reaction] Reference
Tehran says it is seeking to develop civilian nuclear power, but the U.S. alleges Iran is covertly developing atomic weapons. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Blacklists 21 Iranian Companies] Reference
It also hopes to procure landmark status for some of New York's finest covertly-made works and promote the art form in public schools. From Wordnik.com. [ARTINFO: A New Group, Urban Art Foundation, Aims to Protect Graffiti Artists] Reference
He doesn't secretly, you know, covertly fund things, and also, none of his contributions are in the service of his own economic interests. From Wordnik.com. [The Brothers Koch: Rich, Political And Playing To Win] Reference
Rich Daley is a political animal and he probably will have a favorite and he will covertly support them without having any direct connection. From Wordnik.com. [Chicago Mayoral Race: List Of Potential Candidates Grows] Reference
Having run the CIA's Afghan Task Force which covertly channeled U.S. support to the Afghans fighting to drive the Soviets out of their country. From Wordnik.com. [The CIA Solution for Afghanistan] Reference
He's likely right -- after all, why send money to a country whose government is covertly backing Afghan insurgents and international terrorists?. From Wordnik.com. [Doug Sarro: Pakistan Flood Victims Deserve Better] Reference
He hung it on the wall of his office, and the Soviets were able to listen in on his meetings covertly from a nearby van or the building next door. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
A local radio personality, she was recognized at restaurants and covertly trailed around grocery stores by admirers calling, "Is that you, Jami G?". From Wordnik.com. [How I Escaped Jami G’s Shadow] Reference
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