Sentence examples for but not openly from inspiring English sources
They met lots of singers and dancers and sportsmen that were gay but not openly so.
Eventually, resigned but not openly humiliated, you get the message and give up.
One dismal thought that so long as a crippled Iraq presents no military threat, the Americans do not care what happens to the country—is hinted at but not openly tested.
— Boy Scout leaders from around the country, engulfed in a culture war over homosexuality, gathered for a vote here Thursday on a landmark proposal that would permit openly gay youths — but not openly gay adult leaders — to participate in scouting.
The final draft of the appeal, which was coordinated with but not openly endorsed by the Kremlin, will carry the signatures of Yevgeny Primakov, head of the Fatherland-All Russia Party; Boris Gryzleadereader of the Unity Party, which is most closely aligned with President Vladimir V. Putin; and the leaders of the Yabloko and Union of Right Forces parties.
There's a relaxed atmosphere to drugs; people can smoke weed, drugs are openly taken but not openly sold, as most people buy them beforehand.
Some monks believed his account, Tsering says, but could not openly defend him.
Gary Carter was also a Christian who lived his faith, but did not openly profess it.
She counsels clients about workplace challenges that women who own businesses encounter but do not openly talk about.
