SURREPTITIOUSLY in a Sentence

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1. He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall.
2. And the fingers of William's left hand closed firmly, surreptitiously, as the hero approached.
3. The couple seated themselves on the opposite side, and intently but surreptitiously scrutinized her clothes.

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 Meanings and Examples of SURREPTITIOUSLY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
surreptitiously
 ad.  in a way that attempts to avoid notice or attention; secretively
Classic Sentence:
1  The couple seated themselves on the opposite side, and intently but surreptitiously scrutinized her clothes.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 7: Chapter 31
2  And the fingers of William's left hand closed firmly, surreptitiously, as the hero approached.
Between the Acts By Virginia Woolf
Context  Highlight   In Unit 8
3  But it was the part she did not read that tormented Scarlett, that drove her to surreptitious reading of her sister-in-law's mail.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitche
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
Example Sentence:
1  An optimistic theory of evolutionary progress was surreptitiously beginning to replace the pessimistic doctrine of universal decay.
2  Hoping to discover where his mom had hidden the Christmas presents, Timmy took a surreptitious peek into the master bedroom closet.
3  He made a surreptitious entrance to the club through the little door in the brick wall.