PRIVACY in a Sentence

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34 example sentences for PRIVACY, such as:

1. He wanted to keep his own privacy.
2. I hope I'm not intruding on your privacy.
3. She was longing for some peace and privacy.
4. People here like their freedom and privacy.
5. Account details are encrypted to protect privacy.

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 Meanings and Examples of PRIVACY
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
privacy
 n.  quality of being secluded from view of others; condition of being hidden
Classic Sentence: (17 in 2 pages)
1  He was, he said, teaching them to sing a new song, for which privacy was needed.
Animal Farm By George Orwell
Context  Highlight   In Chapter X
2  One was less in love with the boy afterwards, and a little inclined to hate him, as if he had trespassed on one's privacy and inner freedom.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 1
3  She peeped through the window, and saw the dark little room, with its almost sinister privacy, not wanting to be invaded.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 6
4  Clifford had been long enough in the hands of nurses; he hated them, because they left him no real privacy.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
5  And yet he was powerless to preserve his privacy; he was a hired man, and these people were his masters.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
6  He wished above all things she would go away, and leave him to his own privacy.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 8
7  He wanted to keep his own privacy.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
8  She had cost him that bitter privacy of a man who at last wants only to be alone.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 10
9  This is the end of all the privacy and propriety which was talked about at first.
Mansfield Park By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVI
10  I kept all the keys and could go where I liked and do what I liked, so long as I did not disturb him in his privacy.
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In V. THE FIVE ORANGE PIPS
11  Carol still sought to maintain privacy by undressing behind the screen of the closet door.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
12  Well, you'll have plenty of privacy when we build a new house.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
13  The Smails did not "believe in all this nonsense" about privacy and reticence.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XX
14  His wife declared she would leave him if she were stripped of the I privacy which she felt these trees afforded her.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XI
15  The scout, who had left David at the door, to ascertain they were not observed, thought it prudent to preserve his disguise until assured of their privacy.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 26
Example Sentence: (17 in 2 pages)
1  Account details are encrypted to protect privacy.
2  The newspaper breached the code of conduct on privacy.
3  People here like their freedom and privacy.
4  I hope I'm not intruding on your privacy.
5  Most e-mail-related cases involve allegations of invasion of privacy, Lippetz said.
6  She was longing for some peace and privacy.
7  Doctors most often have unlisted home phone numbers to protect their privacy.
8  They promised to legislate to protect people's right to privacy.
9  Wit Wolzek claimed the legislation could impinge on privacy, self determination and respect for religious liberty.
10  In a statement released to the Aspen Daily News, Juan Thompson said "Hunter prized his privacy and we ask that his friends and admirers respect that privacy as well as that of his family.
11  The best way to avoid a possible break down in privacy is to prohibit any employee from connecting with Internet.
12  The brash insurance salesman invaded the sacrosanct privacy of the office of the president of the company.
13  New reforms are largely uncontroversial, such as gender equality measures and improved rights of privacy.
14  Mr. Dotcom, who has been fighting extradition to the U.S. to charges related to online piracy, offered Lizard Squad vouchers for his Mega privacy service.
15  Referring to the 94-year-old by his clan name, Maharaj added: "The presidency thanks the media and the public for their co-operation in respecting the privacy of Madiba and his family."