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private - use in sentences
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- strictly: A ministry spokesman said: " A work contract of this kind is a strictly private affair and is the decision of Mr Stange.
- notoriously: The Telegraph story on his death: He was notoriously private.
- completely: You can also send encrypted files as attachments for completely private emails.
- very: A small well screened plot can be very private indeed.
- largely: He is also patron of the host club and a keen supporter of this and other regular activities allowed on this largely private park.
- even: What would readers prefer: a city full of out-of-control drunks or quiet houses or even private bars full of peaceful stoners?
Preposition: without
- guest: The occasion can be shared with family and friends or the ceremony can be held in private without guests.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
- make: Select the Sharing tab, then under ' Local sharing and security ' check the box ' Make this folder private ' .
Modifies a noun
- sector: The Private sector has also invested in the area.
- message: I had CIN 3. If you don't want to say on the site please feel free to private message me.
- company: Don't they realize there are private companies trying to earn some cash here?
- landlord: Private landlords letting without an agent will also be required to join the scheme.
- pool: Outside: Private swimming pool ( 8m x 4m ).
- investor: A private investor is to build a modern oil extraction plant.
Used with adjective complement
- keep: You can be certain that all information you provide will be kept private.
- go: The NHS route had a long waiting list so I asked about going private.
- offer: Based in Kyleakin Alasdair Ross offers private guided tours by car of the Isle of Skye and West Highlands.
- hold: Further, corporations do not have to file state tax returns and share information is held private.
- mean: I went to a prep school and afterward public school ( note for non-UK readers: ' public ' here means private ).
- require: Require most private of plan provisions for encouraging employe.
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