anonymously
Americanadverb
Etymology
Origin of anonymously
Example Sentences
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They spoke anonymously out of fear of reprisals by the Taliban, which took back control of Afghanistan following the US troop withdrawal in 2021.
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"There's hope, faith, but people are quiet out of fear. You don't hear anyone talking about it; it's just at home, with your family, but there's a hint of joy," says the woman anonymously.
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He is one of several Iranian Christian converts who spoke to the BBC - most anonymously out of fear for relatives back home - whose asylum claims have been rejected in the past year.
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In Hostilities, players anonymously wrote questions intended to embarrass or enrage other players, the more intimate the better.
In the UK, it is has not been possible to donate sperm anonymously since 2005.
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