private property
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He got lost and wandered onto private property.
From Slate • Mar. 19, 2026
It was a bad look for the navy of one of the world’s two noisiest champions of private property and market freedom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026
Wallace and the four other 18-year-olds involved were also charged with criminal trespass and littering on private property.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
The proposal would allow the city to remove hazardous materials, including homeless encampments, from private property in hillside areas in “Very High Fire Severity Zones,” including in the Santa Monica and Verdugo Mountains.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026
The whole country is a prince’s private property.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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