in private
Example Sentences
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None of which helped when it came to asking for $200 million in private donations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Around 45 million people walk to work every day, according to census-based estimates, compared with only about 5.4 million who commute in private cars, jeeps or vans.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
Three years ago, Thailand's then-foreign minister Don Pramudwinai met with Suu Kyi in private for more than an hour, her last known encounter with a foreign envoy since her detention.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
The fact that many of those loans or bonds are held in private vehicles compounds the problem of transparency and liquidity.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
This is the kind of thing you should only do in private, not with a Guillermo and an Oscore staring you down, both of them with arms crossed and very superior expressions on their faces.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
