entre nous
Americanadverb
adverb
Etymology
Origin of entre nous
Borrowed into English from French around 1680–90
Example Sentences
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One on one, with a staff member, a reporter, or a lawmaker, his antennae are finely tuned, his style entre nous.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2010
Fairfax, Va. Amused Sirs: Of course, entre nous, you are forced to be servile to public opinion, and cannot call your mind your own�when you are in your office.
From Time Magazine Archive
After a long silence, the Count said: 'All that must remain entre nous.
From Count Br?hl by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
And did you not, entre nous, like it better than those stiff, formal views of the French and Italian cities?
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 4, April, 1864 by Various
"I believe she is; but——" It was a promising "but;" a "but" that would become entre nous with very little pressing.
From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
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