Examples of 'were privately' in a sentence

Meaning of "were privately"

When something is done privately, it means that it is done discreetly, without public knowledge or involvement. It implies a preference for secrecy or confidentiality, often involving personal matters, confidential information, or actions that are not intended for public disclosure

How to use "were privately" in a sentence

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The trips were privately funded by the couple.
All newspaper titles and magazines were privately owned.
They were privately owned and operated as a de facto monopoly.
Most used cars were privately owned.
They were privately adopted by a church family who adopted them.
The railways at first were privately owned and operated.
They were privately tutored in the same building where they lived.
Both companies were privately held.
They were privately commissioned for special occasions such as the New Year.
Most of those companies were privately held.
Others were privately owned and lived in.
Most such establishments were privately run.
The rest were privately administered.
The quay and the buildings on it were privately owned.
The pavilions were privately funded and were designed to be temporary structures.

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Originally few of the known painite specimens were privately owned.
At least two ships were privately owned and outfitted.
All financial institutions mentioned above were privately owned.
Her remains were privately interred.
The ships involved in the grain trade were privately owned.
These works were privately printed.
Historically all the residences of the royal family were privately owned.
The latter were privately owned but erected to an approved plan.
His subsequent visits to Europe were privately financed.
Medieval prisons were privately owned and could be nice little earners.
The first railways at the Cape were privately owned.
They were privately contracted.
The Bank issued its own bonds which were privately placed.
Forty percent of participants were privately insured and a quarter of participants reported symptoms of depression.
In Gregorys day the ancient buildings were in ruins and were privately owned.
Several volumes of his works were privately published posthumously by his daughter.
We were privately held, so we financed our films ourselves.
Two thirds of the resettled refugees coming to Canada were privately sponsored by Canadian citizens.
These courses were privately financed and did not qualify pupils for university entrance.
The archaeologists suspect that the Antikýthera ships were privately built and owned by Greeks.
The first rail systems were privately owned and linked the wharves with surrounding businesses.
The 5 remaining financial institutions were privately owned.
But a lot of these people were privately frustrated since they could not grow.
Only one third of adoptions were processed through adoption agencies ; two thirds were privately arranged.
The pictures were privately exhibited in Hunslet.
Frémont 's fourth and fifth expeditions were privately sponsored.
Experimenten were privately funded and hidden in separate locations in the South.
In Gregory 's day the ancient buildings were in ruins and were privately owned.
Bousy and her children were privately sponsored by a group of families in Ottawa.
He kept company with the leading intellectuals of London, many of whom were privately freethinkers.
Copies of the essay were privately printed by Franklin at his printing press in Passy.
Toronto 's CJBC was owned by the CBC, but all other stations were privately owned affiliates.
American generals were privately delighted that control of the armies had passed to Eisenhower.
History = = The first bicycles in the Swedish military were privately owned or bought for testing purposes.
They were privately funded, and served as a form of social security.

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