in secret

phrase

: in a private place or manner

Examples of in secret in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The company discovered in July that rogue AI agents had schemed in secret to break out of the virtual sandbox created to contain them, infiltrating the open internet and hacking a private company. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Yet in this astounding new film from Nathan Fielder (‘The Rehearsal’ and ‘The Curse,’ NYFF61) and Lance Oppenheim (‘Primetime’), created in secret over the past four years, Holmes becomes an entirely different kind of camera subject. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026

The project was made in secret and is set to be released in theaters in October. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

An Afghan woman journalist filmed these scenes for us in secret. — CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above