private practice

noun

: a professional business (such as that of a lawyer or doctor) that is not controlled or paid for by the government or a larger company (such as a hospital)

After years as attorney general, he returned to private practice.

Examples of private practice in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But such players tend to make these adjustments in the course of many weeks, on private practice courts in Delray or Monaco or Abu Dhabi, far from TV cameras and prying journalists. —Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2025

After completing residencies in Minnesota and Ohio, Freeland returned to Waukegan and set up a private practice at Victory Memorial Hospital. —Stacy St. Clair, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025

With more than 19 years in private practice, Courtney has guided a wide range of clients toward lasting health. —Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025

My brushes with boredom eventually lead me to read chapter books, play with clay, and stage homemade theatrical productions—and Dr. Ashley Castro, medical psychologist in private practice, agreed that free time can be an opening for creativity. —Jana Pollack, Parents, 15 Aug. 2025

Rhymes for private practice

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• cactus
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Medical Definition

private practice

noun

1

: practice of a profession (as medicine) independently and not as an employee

2

: the patients depending on and using the services of a physician in private practice