How to Use nonpublic in a Sentence

nonpublic

adjective
  • This is the first time the state has provided such grants to nonpublic schools, Fine said.
    — Susan Jacobson, Jewish Journal, 7 June 2017
  • So the trademark could have referred to any kind of in-game mode—or the term could have been snapped up for nonpublic-facing reasons.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 24 Mar. 2022
  • Throughout the summer, nonpublic schools had forged ahead with plans for in-person instruction.
    — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2020
  • Instead, the only nonpublic data that can be used to train the software's algorithm must be at least one year old.
    — NPR, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Instead, the only nonpublic data that can be used to train the software’s algorithm must be at least one year old.
    — R.j. Rico, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
  • In the meantime, Ben is in a nonpublic portion of the zoo, according to the release.
    — Zoe Sottile, CNN, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The person spoke on the condition of anonymity to comment on nonpublic details.
    — Russell Leung, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
  • The guidance applies to all public and nonpublic schools that serve students in prekindergarten through 12th grade.
    — Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 12 Jan. 2022
  • The episode also suggested that some of the information aired was nonpublic.
    — Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
  • This is not the first time the use of nonpublic price data in algorithmic software has been the target of legal action.
    — Audrey McGlinchy, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The forms do not require applicants to turn over their passwords to see nonpublic information.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Dec. 2019
  • Gamblers covet nonpublic information, and there’s more of that in golf than perhaps any other sport.
    — Danny Funt, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
  • Diller has maintained in interviews that none of them were privy to the deal or had nonpublic information before it was announced.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Under the law, such records keep nonpublic status unless the trainee commits another offense.
    — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2018
  • This meant that the feed from Mission Control, which usually could be accessed freely by the ground crew, would be nonpublic.
    — Raffi Khatchadourian, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2020
  • Musk knew those estimates and declined to do any nonpublic due diligence before signing the merger agreement.
    — Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 18 May 2022
  • The kingdom has put 11 people on trial for the slaying in nonpublic proceedings.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2019
  • Visitors will be required to sign in, get a visitor’s badge and, if visiting a nonpublic area, have an escort to their meeting.
    — Allana Haynes, baltimoresun.com, 2 Aug. 2021
  • After this reporter notified the agency that the page still contained nonpublic documents, the files were removed once again.
    — Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 22 Dec. 2022
  • All of its staff and animal caretakers are required to wear masks indoors and in all public and nonpublic areas, officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2021
  • But those who serve wealthy clients make up only a small fraction of nonpublic firefighters, according to Torgerson.
    — Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
  • Speaker noted that flags and flagpoles owned and maintained by the city are not intended to serve for free expression by the public but rather are a nonpublic forum.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2021
  • Tango was in the process of pitching a sequel, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing nonpublic information.
    — Jason Schreier, Fortune, 9 May 2024
  • The Kremlin says a nonpublic vote would allow countries to resist Western pressure.
    — Kelly Kasulis Cho, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • The survey found that more parents with kids in nonpublic schools were satisfied with their education than those whose children were enrolled in public schools.
    — Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Part of the charges centered on how Amazon uses nonpublic data from sellers on its website to unfairly compete against them.
    — Christine Mai-Duc and Dana Mattioli, WSJ, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Most of the schools set to close are nonpublic schools, largely yeshivas in Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods that have been open for weeks.
    — New York Times, 4 Oct. 2020
  • Tenants have accused the company of contributing to higher rental prices through its access to and use of nonpublic pricing data from landlords.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Rozier and five other defendants are accused of providing nonpublic information in exchange for a flat fee or a cut of the profits.
    — Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The Treasury bureau has two more rules to complete related to the ownership registry, one of which will focus on who can access the nonpublic database, and how.
    — Dylan Tokar, WSJ, 7 Oct. 2022

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