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Covertly meaning

In a covert manner, secretly.

Synonyms of Covertly

Using Covertly

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a covert manner, secretly.
  • Useful related words include: overtly.
  • In the example corpus, covertly often appears in combinations such as: to covertly, and covertly, is covertly.

Context around Covertly

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 11 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Covertly

  • In this selection, "covertly" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, officers, times, france, searched, transforming and stolen stand out and add context to how "covertly" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include acts were covertly carried out and and france covertly helped by. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "covertly" sits close to words such as abbotsford, adkins and adventist, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with covertly

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Britain and France — covertly helped by Israel — mounted an invasion of Egypt. (12 words)

At Tony’s request, War Machine has covertly stolen a cache of weapons. (13 words)

A group of FSB officers were covertly inserted into Rodchenkov’s doping control team. (14 words)

However, another piece of intelligence is marked as being for the eyes of US and British intelligence only: that Israel has been using a long-range unmanned surveillance drone which is capable of flying covertly over Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. (43 words)

Because “those unlawful acts were covertly carried out and concealed at the time through the use of phrases that were deliberately misleading” his clients were “put off the scent” and did not bring their claims separately earlier,” he said. (39 words)

Here in Canada the US government directly interfered in our 1963 election by covertly sending one of it's premier electioneering consultants to assist Pearson's Liberal Party in it's campaign and win over Diefenbaker's Conservative government. (39 words)

Can't we just covertly build a dome over Russia and contain them within their own dystopia forever? (18 words)

Example sentences (20)

After the woman checked her bag in, NCA officers covertly searched it before the flight left the UK.

As per the latest reports, in the ongoing global semiconductor conflict, the Chinese government is covertly transforming Huawei into a pivotal player to foster an independent chip environment.

At Tony’s request, War Machine has covertly stolen a cache of weapons.

Because “those unlawful acts were covertly carried out and concealed at the time through the use of phrases that were deliberately misleading” his clients were “put off the scent” and did not bring their claims separately earlier,” he said.

Can't we just covertly build a dome over Russia and contain them within their own dystopia forever?

Here in Canada the US government directly interfered in our 1963 election by covertly sending one of it's premier electioneering consultants to assist Pearson's Liberal Party in it's campaign and win over Diefenbaker's Conservative government.

There was no space for the dilapidated antique drum, so then band treasurer Tommy Campbell, who was Beadle at St Mary’s Church in Dalkeith, decided to covertly store the drum under the altar in the church.

A man will face 12 years behind bars for sexual assault and forcing a pregnant woman to miscarry by covertly giving her abortion medication.

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Anecdotal evidence has suggested that many of the most popular LLMs today may offer racist replies in response to queries—sometimes overtly and other times covertly.

Angermayer has cited an anonymous survey suggesting a significant share of Olympic athletes already covertly use performance-enhancing drugs.

Britain and France — covertly helped by Israel — mounted an invasion of Egypt.

However, another piece of intelligence is marked as being for the eyes of US and British intelligence only: that Israel has been using a long-range unmanned surveillance drone which is capable of flying covertly over Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East.

However, insiders claim that Meghan has renewed confidence and she is hellbent on proving the royals and all her critics wrong as she is covertly working on big projects.

In March 2018, The Times reported that Cambridge Analytica, a voter profiling firm, had covertly harvested the personal data of millions of Facebook users.

Nuclear subs are well equipped to last for longer missions while covertly exploring the seas.

The extension professed to help loading web pages in compatibility mode with Internet Explorer, but it covertly grabbed and exfiltrated browser cookies to a Google Drive account controlled by the attacker.

When he was arrested at a shopping centre two months previously for covertly trying to take pictures up women’s skirts, police had decided to seize his phones and computer.

Which is a problem for Elaha, who is covertly and urgently researching the options for surgical hymen reconstruction in advance of her marriage to a handsome, charming but deeply conservative Kurdish man.

A group of FSB officers were covertly inserted into Rodchenkov’s doping control team.

At the time of its establishment, Special Anti-Robbery Squad was given the authority to operate covertly with operatives in mufti and in unmarked vehicles.

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Common combinations with covertly

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "covertly" in a sentence?
An example: "After the woman checked her bag in, NCA officers covertly searched it before the flight left the UK." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "covertly" from authentic English texts.
What does "covertly" mean?
Covertly means: In a covert manner, secretly.
What are synonyms of "covertly"?
Common synonyms of "covertly" include: overtly.
How many example sentences with "covertly" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "covertly", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.