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
The Duchess is giving her patronage, entre nous.
From The Oyster by Peer
Again, entre nous, I regard photographs as trivialities—above all, those abominations "photos from the Front."
From War Letters of a Public-School Boy by Jones, Henry Paul Mainwaring
"We only buy from R—— when he is discreet, and does not overcharge; which, entre nous, he is very apt to do."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 by Various
This is entre nous, though; if I tell you I am a reprobate, it is in confidence.
From Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters A Novel by Fleming, May Agnes
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