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
"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
An amateur's opinion, of course, Cal," he laughed, "which is strictly entre nous.
From Then I'll Come Back to You by Larry Evans
Anna Maria intends to celebrate it very quietly, quite entre nous; but you must come, Edwin.'
From A Sister's Love A Novel by W. Heimburg
Moreover, entre nous, I don't believe it will do him any good to spend his time a-fishing.
From Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) by Elizabeth Ware Pearson
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