How to Use in secret in a Sentence
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Virginia’s dad, too busy to show up for her, used to hire a cameraman to film her school recitals in secret.
—Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
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So, yes, the project had moved forward in secret, but most people in Jay didn’t seem to care.
—Ethan Brooks, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
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It’s all designed to bring food lovers, cultural enthusiasts and fashionistas together in secret.
—Richard Guzman, Daily News, 6 July 2026
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Kissinger said his goal was to solidify international successes that had been accomplished in secret.
—USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
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On March 20, 1969, the couple exchanged vows in secret at the British Consulate in Gibraltar.
—Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
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In December 1995, the world's two most famous people met in secret at New York City's Carlyle Hotel.
—Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 16 July 2026
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Someone who believes powerful elites routinely operate in secret may be more receptive to broader conspiracy narratives such as QAnon.
—Art Jipson, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
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The lawsuit argues that after those negotiations failed, David and his son Eli then went ahead with a restructuring to accomplish the same but in secret, without Herb’s knowledge or approval.
—Kirk Ogunrinde, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
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Such proceedings take place in secret, with prosecutors presenting evidence and questioning witnesses without any ability for defendants’ attorneys to challenge their narratives.
—Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 28 July 2026
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Escorted in secret by police under the cover of darkness, the millennium-old Bayeux Tapestry finally arrived to London’s British Museum on Friday.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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Docker moved in a different direction with its MCP Catalog and Toolkit, containerizing servers and wrapping them in secret management, policy enforcement and audit logging.
—Janakiram Msv, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
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In the second-season finale, some time after Aemond had killed Rhaenyra’s son Luke, Alicent arrives in secret to Dragonstone to barter Aegon’s life in exchange for peace, and safety in particular for her daughter (and Aegon’s wife) Helaena.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
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