Sentence examples for act covertly from inspiring English sources

Ordinary thieves act covertly.

After all, what use is a covert agency that does not act covertly, even if some of its activities are public?

Adams, a short, chunky New Englander and a combative, nonstop talker, might seem the antithesis of Jefferson, a tall, thin Virginian who rarely spoke in public, "abhorred dispute" and, when involved in political controversies, preferred to act covertly.

General Haftar, who does not hide his ambition to be Libya's president, sparks similar concerns over how wide he casts the net of his enemies.Given its vulnerability, Egypt may prefer to act covertly with the UAE to keep backing General Haftar.

You see them at fairs; they're wearing baseball caps and sneakers; they act covertly, but dealers are starting to recognize them," she says, adding, "All these new financial ventures will ultimately skew the marketplace".

Persons who are potential threats to national security may act covertly, hindering the collection of evidence to secure a conviction in a court trial.

Sveglia is dumb: It acts covertly without premeditation.

Acting covertly would, they argued, lead to only "getting half of the benefit out of the recording" (interviewee 8).

Interviewees keen to obtain a recording had considered asking for permission, yet had acted covertly due to a fear of being denied permission.

Patients described their motivations to record, and their rationale for either asking permission or acting covertly.

Consider tagging, the act of covertly spray-painting nicknames and slangy messages on walls.