'private' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'private' with 20 example sentences.
- private adjective
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: confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
: concerning things deeply private and personal
: concerning one person exclusively
: not expressed
- private noun
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: an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
I'm a private language teacher.
She hired a private investigator.
Is this a private conversation, or can anyone join in?
Each bedroom has a private bathroom.
We've decided to have a private wedding ceremony.
You should assume email messages aren't private.
Last year, the company was sold to private investors.
He has a private plane.
Private fireworks are banned in many countries.
She takes private piano lessons.
This lake is private. Fishing here is forbidden.
You are not allowed here. This is private property.
It's just a private joke between him and me.
My rich neighbors belong to a private golf club.
His private life doesn't interest me.
He had the privilege of a private education.
I think we should discuss this in private.
You need to stop posting private photos on Facebook.
Don't stick your nose into my private life.
The sergeant ordered the private to do push ups.