Sentence examples for look discreetly from inspiring English sources

We both wondered why her main course was served in a soup dish when no sauce was involved; but we didn't like to upset the waiters, who tended to look (discreetly) aghast if you failed to finish everything on your plate.

There, if you can get past the scores of handicraft shops in the village of Tomok (a 30-minute ferry ride from the lakeside tourist center of Parapat), there will be traditional Batak homes - skip the ones done up as museums and look discreetly in the ones with people - and ancient tombs.

Scottish fashion designer Holly Fulton has brought her signature graphic prints to a stylish range of crackers for Fortnum & Mason (Holly Fulton crackers, £100 for six, fortnumandmason.com), which look discreetly festive, while Meri Meri's Snap Bang Pop crackers (£15 for six, Harvey Nichols) have a bolder, pop art feel to them.

I often look behind me when on a dark quiet street, and always look discreetly behind the seats of cars before entering.

kept a careful frown as she looked discreetly through her appointments diary...

One of the funniest is a piano recital, given by an Eastern European prodigy, that delights Nick but rather tests the patience of the assembled toffs: "Lady Kimbolton... kept a careful frown as she looked discreetly through her appointments diary...

It's up to you to find the Top-Secret Lounge: look for discreetly hidden signage to suss out the location and gain access.

In the restaurant, she looked around discreetly and announced that there was nobody she knew.

Since they refused to hand over their firearms and rockets to the transitional government, weapon makers from the revolution became the target of extremist groups looking to discreetly purchase arms.

If you need directions, look them up discreetly on your phone or ask a somewhat friendly-looking New Yorker.

We can discreetly look beyond recent form since his plane touched down in the Caribbean.