privately

Example Sentences

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While Baron Partners claims to have just under 30% of its money invested in SpaceX, Musk’s company is still privately owned, and there is no clear way to validate that number.

From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026

The founder of the privately held fashion group, Isak Andic, died in late 2024 after falling from a height while trekking near Barcelona with his son.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

He said the structure is being privately funded by him and other “great patriots.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Now 84% of children's homes in England are privately run – compared with 17% in Denmark.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

We later found out that privately, despite the confidence expressed in his statements to local media and to 60 Minutes, Chapman had begun to worry about the reliability of the evidence against Walter.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson