covert glance

Frequency: 5.52.1 per million words

A quick, secret look.

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Examples (20)

  • She gave him a covert glance across the crowded room.
  • He stole a covert glance at the clock during the meeting.
  • The detective shot a covert glance at the suspect's briefcase.
  • They exchanged covert glances across the crowded room.
  • With a covert glance, she checked if anyone was watching.
  • She cast a covert glance in my direction but said nothing.
  • He cast a covert glance at his watch during the boring meeting.
  • With a covert glance over his shoulder, he slipped out.
  • The spy exchanged a covert glance with her contact at the café.
  • I caught the manager’s covert glance toward the door.
  • She stole a covert glance at the exam paper on her neighbor's desk.
  • The siblings shared a covert glance that said, “later.”
  • The bodyguard made a covert glance toward the exit routes.
  • He shot me a covert glance before answering the question.
  • They shared a covert glance before implementing their secret plan.
  • At the mention of layoffs, several colleagues traded covert glances.
  • He threw a covert glance at the classified documents on the table.
  • She risked a covert glance at her phone under the table.
  • The journalist took a covert glance at her source's reaction.
  • As the cameras rolled, the minister gave his aide a covert glance.