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"secretly thought" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It can be used when describing a thought or belief that someone keeps hidden or does not express openly. Example: Despite his calm exterior, Jack secretly thought that his boss was making a big mistake by promoting the new employee over him.
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I'd secretly thought: no way.
It was surely impossible, I secretly thought.
A few months later my brother confirmed that everybody in the family secretly thought that.
She lay back, clutching Pamela's hand, explaining that she'd always secretly thought that she might be "deformed down there".
"Even though he went to college, I always secretly thought he'd come and work in the shop," Kornel Picioane said, as his son translated.
For those Twilight fans who secretly thought Edward was all very well but a little too wimpy, Jacob is just the job: a real macho gym bunny.
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Kelley secretly thinks her sister is probably an addict.
"Do I secretly think this makes me a good person?
A heterosexual male who everyone secretly thinks is gay.
Jesse Sheidlower, author of "The F-Word," said the book states what everyone secretly thinks.
Do we secretly think that men are more weighty, more serious?
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