private

[ˈpraɪvɪt]

Definition:
1. Not public.
2. Confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy.
3. That you do not want other people to know about.

Use 'private' in a sentence:

• 1. Does he find his new celebrity intruding on his private life?
• 2. My private life is none of your business.
• 3. The castle looks over private parkland.
• 4. He works for a private security outfit.
• 5. The Pope granted her a private audience.
• 6. Jim watched the game from a private box.
• 7. Patronage of the arts comes from businesses and private individuals.
• 8. They were trespassing on private property.
• 9. The cost of private treatment can be prohibitive.
• 10. She goes to extraordinary lengths to keep her private life private.
• 11. Private property ─ no right of way.
• 12. It's a public relations office, a press office and a private office all in one.
• 13. Is there somewhere we can discuss this in private?
• 14. A private detective had been tailing them for several weeks.
• 15. The file was labelled 'Private'.
• 16. Guyana's railways were previously owned by private companies.
• 17. The private lives of movie stars never fail to fascinate.
• 18. Training sets like the ones Google and Facebook have are private.
• 19. He enlisted as a private in the Mexican War.
• 20. He was a private in the U.S. Army.
• 21. She gives private English lessons at weekends.
• 22. Beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life.
• 23. With very few exceptions, private schools get the best exam results.
• 24. All attempts to deflect attention from his private life have failed.
• 25. If I can afford it, I think I'll go private.
• 26. My letter is, of course, strictly private and confidential.
• 27. He's a very private person.
• 28. The appeal was heard in private.
• 29. Where do you stand on private education?
• 30. And the government is no longer so hostile to private firms building infrastructure ( see article).
• 31. He has a private income.
• 32. I keep my private papers hidden.
• 33. She now teaches only private pupils.
• 34. He supplements his income by giving private lessons.
• 35. Each side purloins the other's private letters.
• 36. She received private tuition in French.
• 37. Most private dicks charge by the hour.
• 38. Private interest was not allowed to predominate over the public good.
• 39. He never allowed his work to impinge on his private life.
• 40. He doesn't like to talk about his private life.
• 41. It's a private matter.
• 42. They were sharing a private joke.
• 43. The painting comes from his private collection.
• 44. Those are my father's private papers.
• 45. Clients are entertained within private dining rooms.
• 46. Her questions about my private life embarrassed me.
• 47. They want more state control over private property.
• 48. The door is marked "Private."
• 49. This is private land, so beat it!
• 50. Private home ownership is increasing faster than ever.
• 51. Let's go somewhere a bit more private.
• 52. I don't go along with her views on private medicine.