How to Use private in a Sentence

private

1 of 2 adjective

• It was the first time many had seen works from the artist's private collection.
• He's a very private person.
• At work he was always very serious, but in his private life, he was actually very funny and relaxed.
• Please keep all my personal information private.
• The penthouse suite even has a private rooftop ice rink.
  — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 11 Jan. 2026
• This feels like your own private slice of paradise.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
• Most clips stayed in private Snapchat group chats, shared among a few dozen kids.
  — Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
• Diego Fire has been burning on private land for two hours.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• Day Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2025
• Far Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
• Fleetwood Fire has burned one acre of private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
• Lost Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2025
• Lost Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 26 Sep. 2025
• Gold Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2025
• West Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
• West Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
• View Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• Rock Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
• Rail Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2025
• Wolf Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
• Wash Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
• Coal Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2025
• Bird Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
• Watt Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 4 Oct. 2025
• Kamm Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• Cary Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2025
• Toll Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
• Burr Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
• Lucy Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025
• South Fire has been burning on private land.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2025

private

2 of 2 noun

• Ladies sat in such a way as not to display their privates to fellow diners.
  — Dan Danbom, The Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2019
• But what about the design flaw in some boxer shorts that could make your privates less than private?
  — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 July 2019
• No reporter should observe a celebrity with his privates out.
  — Allison P. Davis, The Cut, 4 Sep. 2017
• At Chapman, a one-hour private is $60.
  — Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 7 Jan. 2026
• Those who play the game, which includes young privates to colonels, generally seem to agree.
  — Adin Dobkin, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2017
• The area appears rural, with a roadside restaurant, some privates homes and a small strip of stores.
  — Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2023
• At one point, they’re forced to snort and stash a bunch of cocaine in their privates after they’re framed for drug-running.
  — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 6 July 2023
• The Marine private expelled a heavy shunt of air, a big smile appearing on his face.
  — oregonlive, 9 Aug. 2021
• But on the other hand, the mindset to invest in publics and privates is different.
  — Leslie Picker, CNBC, 4 Dec. 2025
• We green privates had no experience.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2026
• The team works to solve the murder of a Marine private who seems to have been killed for helping an Afghan refugee.
  — Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
• Blanchard was an otherwise ordinary private who did not earn a chestful of medals.
  — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 29 Aug. 2017
• The shares got a big boost on May 12, with news of the potential move to take the restaurant chain private.
  — Michael Bloom, CNBC, 13 May 2026
• James stepped over him and Green took offense, first hitting James in the privates and then taking a swing at his back.
  — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
• Detectives said the girl reported Frklic had her touch his privates as well.
  — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, 21 June 2019
• Within a year, more than 5,000 soldiers, mainly privates, were buried there.
  — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 15 June 2023
• Kravitz was playing a show in Stockholm when his skintight leather pants ripped, exposing his privates — piercing and all.
  — Lydia Price, PEOPLE.com, 14 June 2019
• Melton plays an Army private whose own daughter goes missing and embarks to find vengeance and kill the Leather Man.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 18 May 2026
• Travis Kelce is keeping details about his romance with Taylor Swift private.
  — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
• According to court records, the victim told police that Pinkerton gave him massages, held his hand, and touched his privates.
  — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 8 June 2026
• He was joined on day nine by Sherif, who was kicked off for no less a crime than publicly kicking Molly-Mae in the privates.
  — 1843, 19 June 2019
• The actors have kept their romance under wraps for the most part, with both having said that keeping their romance private is important to them.
  — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Mar. 2026
• Arlington is chief among the publics looking to supplant the privates, coming off a trip to the Final Four.
  — Tom Mulherin, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2026
• Torres is a private, though, and privates without sufficient training can’t walk the cyber school grounds by themselves.
  — Matt Gallagher, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2018
• Eventually, the private grows impatient with the public, at which point the partnership could fray.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
• So in the show ring, Max gets all glassy-eyed and thinks of fireworks and flowers and dancing with Arnett as the show judge inspects his privates.
  — Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 24 May 2018
• The boy also told police that over the summer Grant would check on a groin injury and groped his privates at least 10 times while training with him.
  — Erika Pesantes, Sun-Sentinel.com, 18 Oct. 2017
• The problem is that most privates and corporals face a 10% marginal federal income tax rate at most.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
• Fans immediately thought this was the star’s gender reveal, but again, Kylie continues to keep any news private.
  — Isis Briones, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2017
• Denzel plays the earnest private with a secret with a smart, eager-to-please manner that disguises the cunning and danger underneath.
  — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025