privacy
noun
the state of being apart from other people or concealed from their view; solitude; seclusion.
privacies
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pluralof privacy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Modern cellphones “hold for many Americans the privacies of life,” Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. wrote for a united court.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 5, 2017
“With all they contain and all they may reveal, they hold for many Americans ‘the privacies of life.’”
From New York Times ● Apr. 11, 2017
We may someday get to find out whether such privacies can be kept off the Internet as well.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2016
Writing for the court, Chief Justice John Roberts stated about mobile phones: “With all they contain and all they may reveal, they hold for many Americans ‘the privacies of life.’
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 14, 2015
Rose was shocked at this violation of the holy privacies.
From The Creators A Comedy by May Sinclair
