cough discreetly

Examples (10)

• During the silent presentation, he had to cough discreetly into his handkerchief.
• She tried to cough discreetly so as not to disturb the other readers in the library.
• The chairman coughed discreetly to signal that the speaker's time was up.
• Feeling a tickle in her throat, she turned away and coughed discreetly behind her hand.
• If you must cough during the performance, please try to cough discreetly.
• He coughed discreetly to interrupt the awkward silence that had fallen over the room.
• I will need to cough discreetly if my allergies act up during the ceremony.
• Coughing discreetly, the butler announced the arrival of a new guest.
• It's considered polite to cough discreetly when you are in a crowded, quiet space.
• I felt a sudden urge to cough but managed to cough discreetly into my sleeve.