Examples of 'furtive' in a sentence
Meaning of "furtive"
Furtive (adjective): characterized by stealth; surreptitious or secretive in manner
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- Of a thing: done with evasive or guilty secrecy.
- Of a thing: that has been acquired by theft; stolen; also (generally) taken stealthily.
- Of a person or an animal: sly, stealthy.
- Of a person, etc.: inclined to steal; pilfering, thieving.
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These furtive moments did them both good.
Increasing evidence of lying or other furtive behaviour.
His furtive tongue did loosen for.
There are no yawns or furtive glances at the mobile.
Your furtive looks to your sleeping backBerry.
And if one of them makes a furtive movement.
They cast furtive glances at one another.
She would detect the most furtive.
There is nothing furtive about any of this.
His furtive gaze makes me think the opposite.
The world is full of our furtive reflections.
I took a furtive glance to check if somebody could see us.
Your music generates a lot of furtive pictures.
Providing a furtive vue over your messages.
I saw one of the defendants make a furtive movement.
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The days of furtive worship are over.
Furtive eyes peep out of holes.
Later he discovers furtive squatters in his house.
Furtive looks to your sleeping BlackBerrys.
We would exchanged furtive looks but nothing more.
Furtive existence of the lonely derelict.
He saw the universe as a furtive gathering of elementary particles.
The darkness of a moonless night aided furtive movement.
None of the furtive shabby manoeuvres of a younger son.
Do not go making any furtive moves.
These furtive people can not do anything well.
Do not make any furtive movements.
I felt like it was something very furtive.
There were all those furtive little meetings in cafes.
She was being very furtive.
Another furtive glance at that door.
I have enjoyed our furtive glances.
What a furtive person you are.
We do not look suspicious or furtive enough.
Stealing furtive glances only at me.
Peaceful refrains of silent night turn to furtive flight.
That was furtive and anxious.
He moved away with a furtive air.
How furtive and apropos.
The limerick is furtive and mean.
Furtive and uneasy gentleness of a cat which is desirous of entering.
Decisions may be taken in a furtive and arbitrary manner.
A furtive glance in the gym.
A continuum that folds back on itself in furtive attempts.
This was furtive and anxious.
Furtive interventions in the gallery.
And that he was followed by a furtive figure skulking in the dark.
This furtive spark which is going to amaze us for a long time.
Our villagers are furtive people.
To be so furtive to preserve their freedom.
