How to Use stealthy in a Sentence

stealthy

adjective
  • If the Raiders are low-key about camp, the Saints are downright stealthy.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2024
  • The sweater-turned-scarf is a classic, stealthy-chic move.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 30 Jan. 2022
  • If that makes the S8 too stealthy for your tastes, Audi will paint the brake calipers red for $500.
    Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 23 Mar. 2020
  • What's the point in being stealthy if there's nothing to hide?
    Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2022
  • Later that night the lights in the town go dark and a spaceship descends stealthy from the sky.
    Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2021
  • And if the actress is anything to go by, then stealthy chic is here to stay.
    Vogue, 15 Mar. 2019
  • As the video shows, attacks have the potential to be fast and stealthy.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 15 Mar. 2022
  • This could be the small, stealthy, unmanned tanker of CSBA’s dreams.
    David Axe, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021
  • There are plenty of RGB lights on the 502 Hero, which adds to its already stealthy look.
    Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, 26 Feb. 2021
  • Our advice: read the fine print and be stealthy, because nights will go fast!
    Dan Koday, Travel + Leisure, 28 Nov. 2023
  • When the boy shows the fox stealthy kindness, other forms of life begin to bloom for him.
    Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Be stealthy, be action-y, try to hack and talk your way out of problems.
    Julie Muncy, Wired, 20 Dec. 2019
  • To her surprise, the plumper was in fact doing its job in stealthy silence.
    Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 25 May 2023
  • But the Raiders are proving to be a bit more stealthy than predicted.
    Ann Killion, SFChronicle.com, 7 Nov. 2019
  • First the lentils are set to simmer with a dusting of cumin, bringing its stealthy warmth.
    New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Or maybe the dress was slim and flexible enough to allow the bride to move in such a stealthy fashion?
    Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 Oct. 2019
  • The Echo Loop sounds like an off-kilter, if nifty, idea—like a stealthy 007-type piece of spy equipment.
    Fortune, 25 Sep. 2019
  • The mood was quiet and stealthy at the official start of free agency.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 1 July 2018
  • But this was a stealthy virus, able to move among people who didn’t show any symptoms.
    Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Its feet are so thickly padded that its approach is stealthy and silent.
    Justin Mott, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Mar. 2020
  • But like bank robbers, blood-feeders need to be stealthy.
    James Gorman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Lightweight and stealthy, the perfect boot for sneaking up on wary flats fish.
    Max Inchausti, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2023
  • Likely the work of some stealthy hair extensions, the new style showed off her caramel highlights and swished in the evening light.
    Hannah Coates, Glamour, 22 Sep. 2022
  • That's a lot of vulnerable hosts for a stealthy pathogen.
    Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 5 Oct. 2021
  • JetZero believes its design will fly in the 2030s, right around the time the Air Force will want a stealthy tanker.
    Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
  • The Artura is stealthy and weird, something that could be said for the McLaren brand overall.
    Brett Berk, Car and Driver, 14 June 2022
  • Between the hiking trails, the climate, the food and the people, Arizona has a stealthy way of stealing your heart.
    Melissa Yeager, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2021
  • Elite troops carved a stealthy path through dense forest foliage.
    Laura King, latimes.com, 9 July 2018
  • The exclusive model was co-designed by a powerhouse trio back in 2019 and features a distinctly stealthy black DLC coating.
    Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 9 Aug. 2024
  • While promoting their new film Blink Twice this month, which Kravitz directed and Tatum stars in, the duo have opted for a stealthy and discreet aesthetic, choosing looks that whisper elegance rather than scream it from the rooftops.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 19 Aug. 2024

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