privately

Example Sentences

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Acting attorney general Todd Blanche met privately with Republican senators just before the negotiations collapsed in an effort to calm concerns over the fund, but several lawmakers emerged unconvinced.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

He said the structure is being privately funded by him and other “great patriots.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Land ownership in Barbuda is collective, meaning that individual citizens have the right to occupy a plot of land by applying for a lease, but technically, they do not privately own it.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Circuit Court of Appeals held—that these privately brought cases are never allowed.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

—Fortune Kether: an artist—renowned publicly for his frescoes and privately for the catapults and siege engines he designed for skirmishing kings.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor