privately

Example Sentences

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Charters are privately operated public schools, most of which are nonunion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

It has partnered with privately held Atom Computing to build a computer that it expects to come online later this year.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Officially the company says it closed due to the cost of the dispute and security concerns, but privately, insiders also acknowledge that the weakness of the global market also played a role.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

I didn’t hear back from Ai² after the newsletter came out, but I did receive this email from Darren Kimura, CEO of AI Squared Holdings, a privately held company in Mountain View, Calif.:

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Every one liked Laurie, and he privately informed his tutor that “the Marches were regularly splendid girls.”

From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott