privy
Example Sentences
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They’re not privy to the power politics of Manhattan after parties.
From Salon
Neither parent is privy to the fact that Ray simply isn’t very nice.
From Los Angeles Times
Since we are not privy to the perspectives of any of the Sharafs, there is a somewhat frustrating hole at the center of “Good People.”
Old Emma liked to keep her independence, so Lulu fixed up ropes leading from the house out to the shed, where she kept her loom, and another one from the shed out to the privy.
From Literature
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If I refuse, I won’t be privy to secrets at all.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.