How to Use on condition of anonymity in a Sentence

on condition of anonymity

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  • The two delegates who wanted Biden to drop out of the race spoke on condition of anonymity.
    Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 11 July 2024
  • The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the talks were supposed to be kept private.
    John Wawrow, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to brief the press on the talks.
    Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab, Ravi Nessman and Matthew Lee The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Both spoke on condition of anonymity as they are not authorised to speak to the media.
    Fox News, 30 Oct. 2024
  • The people could not discuss specific details of the case and spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.
    Michael Balsamo, Fortune, 9 May 2023
  • The official spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House.
    Nomaan Merchant, Anchorage Daily News, 31 July 2023
  • The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the talks in Jeddah.
    Samy Magdy, ajc, 6 May 2023
  • The person was not authorized to speak publicly and did so on condition of anonymity.
    Michael R. Sisak, The Denver Post, 10 June 2024
  • The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the closed-door meeting.
    Tia Goldenberg, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
  • More than a dozen agreed to answer questions, all speaking on condition of anonymity.
    Reuters, NBC News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the move had not been officially announced.
    Anne M. Peterson, Anchorage Daily News, 17 Aug. 2023
  • The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the details were not announced.
    Ronald Blum and David Brandt, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2023
  • His youngest child is 7, according to a family member who spoke to The Times on condition of anonymity.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The person was not authorized to publicly discuss details of the death and spoke on condition of anonymity.
    Lindsay Whitehurst, BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2023
  • The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because details haven’t been publicly released.
    Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2023
  • The diplomat spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter.
    Mostafa Salem, CNN, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The sources agreed to talk about the issue on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the situation.
    Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The person spoke on condition of anonymity because they aren’t authorized to discuss the trade.
    Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 13 May 2023
  • The jurors have not been named publicly, and the foreman spoke on condition of anonymity to protect his privacy.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
  • One of the agents working that evening, who spoke with Fortune on condition of anonymity, left the control room for a period after being shown the footage.
    Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 May 2024
  • The sources spoke on condition of anonymity because they’re not authorized to speak publicly.
    David Ingram, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.
    Josh Feldman, NBC News, 16 June 2024
  • The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
    Bassem Mroue, Johnson Lai, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
  • The official spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.
    TIME, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Reports of the indictment were confirmed by two officials who spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity.
    Kyle Schmidbauer, Fox News, 4 July 2024
  • The officials were not authorized to disclose details of the government’s plan and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.
    Mark Stevenson, Michael Balsamo, and Colleen Long, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The official spoke on condition of anonymity under rules worked out with that office.
    Eric Tucker and Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2024
  • All four sources spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.
    Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2024
  • The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the team had not yet announced the hire.
    Stephen Whyno, Baltimore Sun, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The official, who stressed no final decision has been taken, spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly.
    Alain Sherter, CBS News, 28 Nov. 2024

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