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1. covertlyadverb

   in a covert manner

   "he did it covertly"

   Antonyms:
   overtly

How to use covertly in a sentence?

1. Aleksandr Viktorovich Ionov:

   The indicted intelligence officers, in particular, participated in covertly funding and directing candidates for local office within the United States.

2. Rod Rosenstein:

   Foreign governments should not be secret participants, covertly spreading propaganda and fanning the flames of division.

3. Ayad Allawi:

   I can’t see ISIS disappearing into thin air, they will remain covertly in sleeping cells, spreading their venom all over the world.

4. United States:

   This is just another example of the almost Shakespearian drama that has unfolded between United States and Turkey since 2016, there is a real sentiment within the pro-Erdogan camp that the US was covertly a backer of the 2016 coup against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

5. Robert Menendez:

   You can be certain the mullahs (Iran's leaders) are not going to call us in Washington when they decide to breach the agreement. They're going to sneak out, covertly, gradually over time, when they think we're not looking.

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