anonymously
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of anonymously
Example Sentences
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Anonymously sourced stories come and go like whispers in the wind, because the allegations contained therein aren’t backed up with names.
From Slate • Nov. 7, 2020
Anonymously sourced statements attributed to EPA staffers have been making the rounds on social media, like missives from prisoners to the outside world.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2017
Anonymously, they write their deepest, darkest secrets, and other students read the secrets aloud.
From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2010
Anonymously, it is true, but a moneylender nonetheless.
From Time Magazine Archive
Anonymously written, the story charged that Woolf admitted he had been told not to win by too much, to “make it look close” and “make a race of it.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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