To trick us out of it, then, rather than asking openly?

In fact, Margai openly asked traditional rulers to stay out of politics.

I'd prefer not to ask openly to see it.

Never before had the gentleman asked for his help so openly.

Let us ask openly, however: Is there anything surprising about that?

Guards followed Hughes around the base, while other soldiers openly asked her if she was a spy.

Yet even as officials introduced the new effort, some antiterrorism experts were openly asking if it made sense.

She couldn't ask openly; the woman might suspect her of trying to steal something.

You can say that Hal is being devious, too, because he can't openly ask people about themselves.

Jack asked openly, figuring that Annie had to know what he did for a living.