How to Use anonymous in a Sentence

anonymous

adjective

• He made an anonymous phone call to the police.
• The reporter got an anonymous tip.
• His was just another anonymous face in the crowd.
• The donor wishes to remain anonymous.
• The college received an anonymous gift.
• An anonymous buyer purchased the painting.
• Why did John have to be killed by an anonymous hit squad in the first place?
  — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 26 Nov. 2024
• The anonymous donor wanted to make sure the phrase wasn’t monetized for the wrong reasons.
  — Ellen McGirt, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2022
• The podcast largely focuses on dating, anonymous caller stories and her guests who have plenty to share.
  — Jason Brow, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
• Relying on an anonymous source and providing no evidence, the article claimed that the attacker was a male prostitute.
  — Steven Lee Myers, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Oct. 2022
• Cullen, who was still awaiting sentencing, wanted to be an anonymous donor to prevent news of his involvement from spreading throughout the media, but someone leaked the story to the press.
  — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 3 Nov. 2022
• Multiple emails were sent pertaining to employees since Sept. 19 by an anonymous person, who may also be an employee.
  — cleveland, 8 Nov. 2022
• An anonymous caller saw a police post on social media and gave a possible identification for the suspect as Marlena Velez.
  — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 26 Nov. 2024
• The complaint also revealed that Eckhart was the anonymous accuser whose allegations against Henry led to his firing from Fox.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
• And one of the best ways to report that is to have an anonymous tip line.
  — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2022
• Agents made a tape and sent it to King with an anonymous note.
  — The Economist, 8 June 2019
• Most of the sources are anonymous, and their faces are blurred or left out of the camera frame.
  — Camille Caldera, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2020
• Would putting an anonymous note in her house in-box be rude?
  — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2019
• Has it been shared with you who called in that anonymous tip at the end of the latest season?
  — Tom Philip, GQ, 20 Dec. 2017
• The pre-teens and teenagers answered, and some asked to remain anonymous.
  — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 8 Dec. 2023
• First came the Instagram post, then came the hate speech and anonymous phone calls.
  — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2021
• And the tie-ups, which tend to be anonymous, are expanding.
  — The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
• Then, an anonymous call alerted police to a body by the creek.
  — Diana Durán, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
• Most of the allegations are from anonymous sources but a few are on the record.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
• Most of the allegations are from anonymous sources, but a few are on the record.
  — David Brandt, ajc, 4 Nov. 2021
• The extinction of a species at sea is far more anonymous than on land.
  — Nick Pyenson, Smithsonian, 26 Oct. 2017
• Anonymous emails can be sent via www.sdcrimestoppers.org.
  — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 July 2017
• What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?
  — Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2024
• What is the best way to stay private, secure, and anonymous while browsing the web?
  — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
• The votes were anonymous, but not one judge favored throwing out the health-care law.
  — Rich Lowry, National Review, 13 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024