private
adjective
belonging to some particular person.
privately
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a word derived from
private.
Example Sentences
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“The supply-demand situation for buying businesses privately and leveraging them up has changed dramatically from what it was 10 or 20 years ago,” Buffett said in 2019.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
The San Diego stations drivers are complaining about are privately owned.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026
In 1864, with the nation at war, Lincoln held an election he expected to lose and privately pledged to cooperate with his successor.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
The sale comes as some in the scientific community debate whether dinosaur remains should be sold privately.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
As the High Blade regarded the daughter that he could never publicly or even privately acknowledge, he melted just the tiniest bit.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
