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
"Diplomats are neutral," said I; "but, entre nous, I have become rather interested in the American."
From The Colonel of the Red Huzzars by John Reed Scott
This, entre nous, for he is delighted with her affection and kindness to him.
From Mary Wollstonecraft by Elizabeth Robins Pennell
"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 E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung
"Just imagine this Stein--we are quite entre nous here?"
From Problematic Characters A Novel by Friedrich Spielhagen
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