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