How to Use in private in a Sentence
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When a fossil ends up in private hands, its future is uncertain.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
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Klarna is learning in public what many companies still have to learn in private.
—Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
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And here lies one of the most persistent misconceptions in private wealth.
—Ardi Shita, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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Hollis and Gigi retreat to the laundry room to talk in private (though all the friends are listening at the door).
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 9 July 2026
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Michaels has been in private equity hands for five years, just shy of the idustry’s typical seven-year cycle for seeking an exit.
—Phil Wahba, Fortune, 17 July 2026
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As orphanages closed, more orphans and low-income children were entrusted to the care of foster parents in private homes.
—Thomas Adam, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
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Timeline mapped out Dimon himself has been vocal about succession, both publicly and in private.
—Anirban Sen, USA Today, 29 June 2026
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Eustaquio is comfortable leading Canada in public and in private.
—Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 29 June 2026
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Most of Corgi’s valuation gains have already happened in private.
—Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
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South Africa has in recent years seen a surge in private energy generation since the wide roll out of power purchase agreements.
—Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
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For many professionals, that feels far more uncomfortable than working another month in private.
—Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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Stick around for kayaking and fishing on Mill Creek Lake; miniature golf; and an overnight stay at campsites, in lodge rooms, or in private cottages.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 21 July 2026
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Paleontologists generally believe that once a fossil ends up in private hands, it is lost to science.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
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That would come atop other costs that drove a double-digit increase in private premiums at the beginning of 2026.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
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Prior to this, the two denied romantic interest both publicly and in private conversations.
—Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 29 June 2026
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The couple dabbled in private catering and omakase experiences across Dallas and Fort Worth.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
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The growing power and dominance of mega VCs is part of a larger winner-take-most shift in private markets and alternatives.
—Robert Frank, CNBC, 14 July 2026
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But if money is no object there are a couple of active travel tour companies that do not even have group trips and specialize only in private bespoke itineraries.
—Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
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Over $540 billion in private investment was announced in its wake, spanning more than 100 projects across 28 states.
—Nili Gilbert, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
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Pascal launched in June and remains in private beta, with the company declining to disclose current trading volumes.
—Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 16 July 2026
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Gustin disputed those accounts, saying detainees are given headphones at intake and that attorney calls typically take place in private booths.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
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Public Health France said there was a particularly sharp increase week-on-week in the number of deaths in private homes, with those figures up 91%.
—John Leicester, Fortune, 3 July 2026
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But prosecutors prevailed in their argument that the public had the right to see the video to get a clear understanding of the evidence Graf had reviewed in private.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 7 July 2026
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Unlike public schools, where everything from test scores to school lunches and staff credentials is regulated, most of what happens in private schools is not open to public scrutiny.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 24 July 2026
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Instead of all getting onto that route together in private cars to stare at each other in traffic jams, single person robotaxis (plus bikes and and other modes) take them to the place where their routes all merge.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
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Purchasing food in private stores, however, remains an expensive proposition.
—Joseph J. Gonzalez, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
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The driving force behind the change in this month’s budget is state House Speaker Destin Hall, who is also an attorney in private practice.
—David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 July 2026
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Some fossils are loaned to institutions such as museums, while remaining privately owned, while others wind up in private collections and disappear from the public realm.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 13 July 2026
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Some of his top donors include a range of executives and other high-ranking employees in private equity and venture capital as well as those in the tech and AI industries.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
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This trend has coincided with a boom in private capital, enabling larger-scale firms to raise billions through venture capital funding and private equity instead of public markets.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026
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