in secret
Frequency: 8.021.0 per million words
done without other people knowing
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Examples (10)
- The stars were married in secret to avoid publicity.
- They met in secret to discuss the confidential plans.
- She had been saving money in secret for years to buy a house.
- The government conducted negotiations in secret to reach a peace agreement.
- He worked in secret on his invention, hoping to surprise everyone.
- Many charitable acts are performed in secret, without seeking recognition.
- The children planned their mother's birthday party in secret.
- They hoped their affair would remain in secret, but rumors started.
- Despite the tight security, the documents were exchanged in secret.
- She wrote her novel in secret during late nights, never telling anyone.