private language
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But the characters do, sharing a private language of family dysfunction and unexpressed anguish.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024
These are worthy investments in children’s education, especially those who live in school districts that haven’t been able to launch dual-language programs, and those whose families can’t afford private language instruction.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2022
With a nod to “Hamlet,” a mute boy and his parents in a small Wisconsin town develop a private language with their special breed of remarkable dogs.
From Washington Post • Nov. 25, 2019
After years of sharing their working lives, duos sometimes develop a private language, the way twins do.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 3, 2018
They do not understand, consequendy, what so pleases the television audience listening to a movie star discuss his divorce with bogus private language.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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