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He was not very discreet about his affair with his secretary, so it's not surprising that his wife found out.

He made some discreet enquiries about the company before accepting the position.

The detective followed the suspect at a discreet distance.

Security personnel are



armed, though discreetly, so as not to alarm our customers.

You need to use more discretion when you raise concerns about the work done by your colleagues.

Many of the most expensive houses in this area are hidden discreetly behind trees or hedges.

The mother discreetly



motioned to her son to sit down.

He winked discreetly at his girlfriend during the supper.

Democritus once stated that the pride of youth is in strength and beauty; the pride of old age is in discretion.

Author Philip Roth once remarked that discretion is, unfortunately, not



for novelists.

Cicero once suggested that great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion.

Her make-up is quite discreet, with the result that you don't really notice that she has any on.

Leonard is very discreet about his love life, so most of the people here are unaware that he is gay.

The personal ad asked for interested men to send a letter and a photo, and said that discretion was assured.

I appreciate your discretion in helping me deal with my alcohol problem.

Students who get a mark which is within one percent of the minimum may be passed at the discretion of the instructor.

The job of students in our present school system is restricted to carrying out duties which require little decision-making or discretionary judgment.

The police have certain discretionary powers when dealing with petty criminals.

Would it be indiscrete of me to leave in the middle of the marriage ceremony?

The Education Minister's indiscretion in criticizing the party leader may well cost him his job.

This program contains scenes of violence which may disturb some people. Viewer discretion is advised.

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