Sentence examples for discreet actions from inspiring English sources

There is no category of "discreet" actions that the intelligence law excludes from the requirements of intelligence oversight even though they fit the statutory definition of covert action.

Other, more discreet action, is afoot.

In "Musicology" he slithered behind the microphone, ran his hands down the back of his hair, fanned himself while making a quick horizon-scanning face, as if this were a discreet action to be done without anyone looking, said, "I'm so funky I can't even sleep with myself," then resumed a wood-chopping rhythm-guitar groove. Et cetera.

The government has fuelled speculation that it wants to secure their release through negotiations, saying that it is taking "discreet" action and it does not want to do anything that could lead to the abductors killing them.

The discreet action did not go over well with the Confederate flag's supporters in Florida, according to the Times.

To effectively win the competitive war, the process of new product development and business development should be thought of as a continuum rather than a series of discreet, reactionary actions.

For an NC-17 type of film, the piece is fairly discreet: the action is filmed from a distance, and the video itself plays on a small monitor set in a corner of the gallery.

This is fine in demos like Project X-Ray where you have limited, discreet areas of action – i.e. small robots coming through your wall.

Since the dispute between V.L. and E.L. didn't involve a reading of Obergefell v. Hodges, last June's same-sex marriage ruling, perhaps the justices felt the most discreet course of action -- in a year that's already loaded with controversial cases was to decide the case in a way that would draw the least attention.

Although she takes a discreet shot at "heroic action figure" colleagues for their eagerness to cover wars and disasters, she remains very much the heroic action figure on the news front, propelling herself into the next big story.

D's priestly gravity of manner belies his mad maximalism of dress, and there is something about him of the discreet coupé in an action film that suddenly revs up and speeds off, morphing into a silvery hot rod bristling with lethal accessories.