How to Use anonymity in a Sentence
anonymity
noun- She enjoyed the anonymity of life in a large city.
- They are trying to protect their child's anonymity.
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The aide was not authorized to discuss the timing of the release publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity.
— Lisa Mascaro, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2022 -
With that, plus strong songs and a solid group of musicians there is much promise as Saint Blonde sails off to slay the dragon of anonymity.
— Eric Fuller, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024 -
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.
— Safid Deen, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2022 -
The official briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the visit.
— Time, 22 Dec. 2022 -
Fear of flying, anonymity, and limited personal space can also play a role in inflight emotional responses.
— Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 4 Dec. 2024 -
The Noem adviser, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to share private planning, said the governor expects to visit Iowa early next year.
— Hannah Knowles, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Dec. 2022 -
The individual, who was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly, spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity.
— Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 -
But the student, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of worries about upsetting others in the department, said Mr. Kohberger had few friends at the school.
— Serge F. Kovaleski, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2022 -
There's a certain who-cares anonymity to the cars in this econobox class.
— Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 1 June 2023 -
The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team hadn’t yet made the deal public.
— Tom Canavan, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2023 -
The person briefed on the matter spoke on the condition of anonymity.
— Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 2 Oct. 2024 -
The people spoke to The AP on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced.
— Tim Booth, ajc, 7 Mar. 2023 -
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Padres have yet to announce the deal.
— Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2023 -
The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they had not been cleared to talk to the media about the matter.
— David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 27 Mar. 2023 -
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the depth and the severity of the hack was not yet clear.
— Robert Legare, CBS News, 25 Oct. 2024 -
The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the depth and the severity of the hack are not yet clear.
— Andres Triay, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2024 -
And in the unbinding candor of anonymity, all of them confess it in these books.
— John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024 -
The Statesman chose not to name the father to protect his children’s anonymity.
— Sarah Cutler and, Idaho Statesman, 18 July 2024 -
The seller, who requested anonymity, bought the pair of units in an off-market deal in 2017.
— Chris Cameron, Robb Report, 20 June 2024 -
The big one on the cons list was loss of anonymity, but probably that was a way of writing self-hate or something.
— Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023 -
The official spoke on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House.
— Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2024 -
The hatred usually hides in the cowardice of anonymity.
— Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2024 -
The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because the announcement has not been made yet.
— Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 30 May 2023 -
The training will take place in Fort Sill, Okla., said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
— Matthew Mpoke Bigg Helene Cooper Julia Jacobs Ivan Nechepurenko Stephen Castle Ivan Nechepurenko Steven Erlanger Ivan Nechepurenko Eric Schmitt Carlotta Gall Max Fisher, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2023 -
Yet the man insisted on anonymity, for fear of losing friends.
— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2023 -
The person asked for anonymity because of signing an NDA.
— Bruce Haring, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024 -
The person was granted anonymity to discuss the closed door session.
— Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2024 -
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, did not say when the team is expected to arrive in Sicily.
— Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 19 Aug. 2024
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