Examples of anonymity in a Sentence
They are trying to protect their child's anonymity.
She enjoyed the anonymity of life in a large city.
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The two families will share the roughly 2% of the team as part of the agreement, said the people, who were granted anonymity because the details are not public.
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Three sources within the fire department with knowledge of the incident who spoke on the condition of anonymity told The Star that the training event was not authorized.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Democratic members of California’s congressional delegation were briefed on the new map on Monday, according to a person familiar with the meeting who requested anonymity to discuss private conversations.
—Michael R. Blood, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
But the trend is getting pushback from Apple and Google, which run the biggest app marketplaces, as well as from civil liberties advocates who see age verification mandates as a death knell for the internet’s privacy and anonymity.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 31 July 2025
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Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Three sources within the fire department with knowledge of the incident who spoke on the condition of anonymity told The Star that the training event was not authorized.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2025
Democratic members of California’s congressional delegation were briefed on the new map on Monday, according to a person familiar with the meeting who requested anonymity to discuss private conversations.
—Michael R. Blood, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2025
But the trend is getting pushback from Apple and Google, which run the biggest app marketplaces, as well as from civil liberties advocates who see age verification mandates as a death knell for the internet’s privacy and anonymity.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 31 July 2025
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“Anonymity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anonymity. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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anonymity
noun
an·o·nym·i·ty
ˌan-ə-ˈnim-ət-ē 
plural anonymities
: the quality or state of being anonymous
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