private conversation

Frequency: 8.014.5 per million words

a conversation intended to be secret or only between the people involved

conversationADJECTIVE + NOUN

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private

Examples (10)

  • You can't hold a private conversation there.
  • Could we have a private conversation in my office?
  • I'm sorry to interrupt your private conversation, but this is urgent.
  • She mentioned that they had a private conversation about the future of the company.
  • The lawyer requested a private conversation with his client before the hearing.
  • They were having a hushed, private conversation in the corner, which made everyone curious.
  • We will need to have a private conversation to sort out these issues.
  • If this were not a private conversation, I would have shared my opinion more openly.
  • The contents of their private conversation were illegally recorded.
  • What is said in a private conversation should remain between the people involved.