in secret

Idioms and Phrases

Unknown to others, privately. For example, They met in secret , or, as Shakespeare put it in Love's Labour's Lost (5:2): “One word in secret.” [Second half of 1400s]

Example Sentences

Powell had presidential ambitions - that was why the summit was held in secret.

From BBC

He was arrested on 25 October accused of embezzling a huge sum of money from state coffers and depositing it in secret accounts in the Cayman Islands.

From BBC

A lawsuit claims that an ethnic studies steering committee created by a Santa Ana school board met in secret and served as an incubator for antisemitic coursework.

From Los Angeles Times

He said only the public inquiry, which questioned key MI5 officers in secret, had been able to obtain a clear picture about the lead-up to the bombing.

From BBC

Donald Trump is not happy about a ad urging wives of Trump-supporting spouses to vote for Kamala Harris in secret.

From Salon