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.
  • There's a certain who-cares anonymity to the cars in this econobox class.
    — Patrick Bedard, Car and Driver, 1 June 2023
  • The fact is, anonymity in donor conception has been on shaky ground for a while.
    — Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The official spoke on the condition of anonymity to brief the press.
    — Ellen Francis, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2022
  • The sources spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not cleared to talk to the media.
    — David Jesse, Detroit Free Press, 11 Sep. 2022
  • 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 to the AP spoke on condition of anonymity while the legal process plays out.
    — Tom Withers, ajc, 20 Sep. 2022
  • 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 are not yet clear.
    — Andres Triay, CBS News, 11 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • 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 person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal hadn’t been announced.
    — Steve Megargee, The Denver Post, 4 Mar. 2025
  • 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 spoke on the condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the hiring.
    — San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Nov. 2022
  • The person asked for anonymity because of signing an NDA.
    — Bruce Haring, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The official spoke on condition of anonymity in order to be able to speak to the media.
    — Krutika Pathi, ajc, 19 Nov. 2022
  • The person was granted anonymity to discuss the closed door session.
    — Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 12 July 2024
  • But slingback kitten heels check all the boxes for work: easy to walk in, able to elevate any outfit, interesting enough to avoid anonymity.
    — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The official spoke on the condition of anonymity before an announcement.
    — Collin Binkley and Chris Megerian, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025

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