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.