How to Use privy in a Sentence

privy

1 of 2 adjective

• The ushers are privy to some of the players’ pregame routines.
  — Curtis Rush, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2017
• The singer clearly has fought battles that few have ever been privy to.
  — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, 23 Apr. 2018
• Viewers, for the most part, are privy to those transactions.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 14 May 2020
• And at least on his end of the line, only a small circle of aides are privy to the conversation.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 25 Sep. 2019
• One of the attractions of the job is being privy to much of what’s happening behind the scenes.
  — Rachel Abrams, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2020
• Not even their closest friends are privy to their swinging lifestyle.
  — Hallie Goodman, Redbook, 1 Sep. 2017
• Not everyone needs to be privy to, say, your selfies with your dog or your playlists.
  — Rosemary Donahue, Allure, 12 Dec. 2017
• And that killer, to whose identity the reader is privy, is well aware of Jack’s progress.
  — Tom Nolan, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2017
• Maybe Trump is privy to information the rest of us don’t have access to.
  — Roberto Baldwin, Car and Driver, 22 Jan. 2020
• Rylee sits in the passenger seat, privy to a conversation she isn't meant to hear.
  — Matthew Vantryon, Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2019
• Should people who weren’t even invited to the after-party be privy to the most intimate part of the day?
  — Monica Heisey, The Cut, 18 July 2017
• Now, there’s a new addition to the garlic-peeling bag of tricks, one that some home cooks were not yet privy to.
  — Melissa Locker, Time, 17 June 2019
• Guests were thrilled to be treated as trusted old friends, privy to inside jokes and industry scoops.
  — Beth Spotswood, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Dec. 2017
• Sterzin was privy to this whole episode and was impressed with Weber’s backbone and high standards.
  — David Kamp, GQ, 23 June 2017
• Online-dating companies are privy to the fact that people use them for travel.
  — Dale Markowitz, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2018
• But even after becoming privy to the magic, avoidance of oneself during the day isn't easy.
  — Elizabeth Kiefer, Marie Claire, 23 Feb. 2015
• Sukh said the permits are often arranged by high-level government contacts in ways privy only to those in the know.
  — ProPublica, 13 Dec. 2019
• The bar will also offer desserts as well as whiskey lockers for members who will be privy to special events and tasting dinners.
  — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 23 Aug. 2019
• Though, the report details that Apple is usually privy to find what has gone missing and where to find it.
  — Cameron Faulkner, The Verge, 17 July 2019
• The digital lock can be also accessed with a key code, which delivery workers are not privy to.
  — Benjy Egel, sacbee, 25 Oct. 2017
• While in the home, Jackson became privy to Reiss' firearm collection.
  — Jared Boyd, AL.com, 10 Jan. 2018
• However, Hadid's character shows a side to fame and fortune that most of us are not privy to.
  — Chrissy Rutherford, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 July 2018
• Both reported to training camp a few days early, privy to the fact that they will be locked in a position battle for the next month or so, and maybe even longer.
  — Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 24 July 2019
• That applies to turns of phrase in Jewish vernacular to which David himself was not privy.
  — Malina Saval, Variety, 3 Aug. 2022
• Today's tight ends are privy in the art of blocking while mastering perplex route concepts from a flex position.
  — Shelby Dermer, Cincinnati.com, 18 Dec. 2019
• The White House, of course, was privy to all of the negotiations over this bill, which have been going on since last fall.
  — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 21 Mar. 2018
• These members of King’s inner circle seem to speak a secret language of touch to which the viewer is not entirely privy.
  — New York Times, 13 May 2021
• A security clearance is required before a person can be privy to the nation's top secrets.
  — Amber Phillips, Washington Post, 26 May 2017
• But nowadays even many ordinary workers, privy to no such knowledge, are being asked to sign such agreements.
  — Alan S. Blinder, WSJ, 11 June 2018
• Perhaps the only person who's privy to Trotter's ultimate plan is his wife.
  — Jay McInerney, Town & Country, 1 Sep. 2012

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privy

2 of 2 noun

• In my opinion, the kids don’t need to be privy to any of this.
  — Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
• And who, exactly, is privy to the staging of these stunts?
  — Chris Hewitt, Star Tribune, 22 Oct. 2020
• In the show, those around Sheila aren't privy to her often unkind thoughts.
  — Sandra Gonzalez, CNN, 31 July 2021
• But despite being privy to the best of the best, the two friends and colleagues were never able to find the perfect pair of boots.
  — Brooke Bobb, Vogue, 1 Dec. 2020
• The viewer is then privy to the lies and cover-ups that are unearthed during the court case that follows.
  — Dana Feldman, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
• The committee wasn’t privy to the thoughts of medical experts?
  — Mike Anthony, courant.com, 13 Aug. 2020
• Whether anyone in the White House was privy to such a scheme is also unclear.
  — Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, 2 Dec. 2020
• Curtis was privy to her body of work, her letters and many interviews.
  — Lauren Leblanc, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2021
• Nagenda is also privy to the top secret details of the project, but stays mum on specifics.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 Oct. 2021
• Sharp would seem to be privy to some pretty good information.
  — Danny Funt, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2022
• The house has no electricity; the bathroom is a wooden privy outside.
  — Susan Straight, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2021
• Also, Kevin is privy to all the LaCroix his heart desires.
  — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 26 May 2021
• Kostioukovich, of course, is not privy to Putin’s reading list.
  — Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 25 July 2022
• Keep in mind that Lyft and Uber are not privy to some unique technology.
  — Steven Higashide, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2020
• But when real life gets messy for stars, everyone becomes privy to the fallout.
  — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 30 June 2022
• Each is privy to its own narrow slice of the total sights, smells, sounds, and other stimuli that pervade the planet.
  — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 2 Oct. 2021
• The source asked not to be named because so few people have been privy to Austin’s early discussions.
  — Abraham Mahshie, Washington Examiner, 14 Dec. 2020
• Customers are not privy to this information and do not know where their data goes, how it is handled and by whom.
  — Tony Fitzgibbon, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
• At lunchtime and tea time, the salmon-and-green wallpaper was privy to the lip-smackingest high-society gossip.
  — Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2021
• This is not to ask why, as perplexing as that question may be to so many of us who weren’t privy to what any of those three athletes were going through.
  — Paul Newberry, ajc, 30 Apr. 2022
• So Cecily was privy to all those songs, the entire pregnancy.
  — Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 19 June 2021
• This is a revelation even many of the other members weren't privy to, much to the chagrin of Keeho.
  — Devon Abelman, Allure, 20 Apr. 2021
• The acceptance of this transaction may be a surprise to some who are privy to Prospect’s financial health.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
• Today's consumer is privy to no longer just the receiving end and influences nearly every stage in the supply chain.
  — Sagive Greenspan, Forbes, 9 Aug. 2022
• Investors will want to be privy to your company’s current financial state.
  — Rob Johnson, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
• Joe can be very clever, but his plans have a habit of going wildly awry, leaving us privy to his panicked internal monologues.
  — Brian Lowry, CNN, 13 Oct. 2021
• Here, five varieties that will prosper in your privy and ensure your collection features a pretty mix of shapes.
  — Yelena Moroz Alpert, WSJ, 8 Feb. 2022
• Diller has maintained in interviews that none of them were privy to the deal or had nonpublic information before it was announced.
  — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2022
• That's proven to be a boon for the profession because new excavations in privies have been flush with historical finds.
  — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 27 Sep. 2017
• Though neither is involved with the case or privy to case files, both described the autopsy findings to be extreme, even within the realm of neglect cases.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Dec. 2021

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