private
Example Sentences
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Loosening regulations helped boost private imports and allowed supermarket shelves to be stocked after chronic shortages of everything from corn flour to toilet paper to cancer medications.
The discreet, disciplined and private man won 87% of the vote in December's election against a severely depleted field.
From BBC
But online and in private, there are some who complain that the new restrictions go too far.
From BBC
Unsure who was responsible, or who might have read her most private thoughts, she became terrified to take public transport, leave home, or even open the door to the postman.
From BBC
Also on the founding executive board are Marc Rowan, the head of a private equity firm, World Bank chief Ajay Banga and a US national security adviser, Robert Gabriel.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
