How to Use virtual private network in a Sentence

virtual private network

noun
  • Norton's virtual private network is also top of the line.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 14 May 2026
  • What if users travel or use virtual private networks to hide their locations?
    — Clare Duffy, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025
  • These include virtual private network appliances as well as web and email servers.
    — Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
  • This is done by way of virtual private networks or VPNs.
    — Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • New users would also potentially be able to download it using a virtual private network.
    — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The data wasn’t allowed out of the health system’s virtual private network, so the data remains within our firewall.
    — Jill Inderstrodt, The Conversation, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Many people still have access to the internet, thanks to virtual private networks, despite a widespread blackout.
    — Yarden Segev, NBC news, 1 Mar. 2026
  • To ensure that your connection is safe, use a virtual private network (VPN).
    — Ashok Manoharan, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Even though they are banned, virtual private networks, which allow users to bypass Internet controls, are now widespread.
    — Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
  • That's where Surfshark VPN (virtual private network) comes in.
    — Chris McMullen, Space.com, 28 Nov. 2025
  • To gain access to them, some Chinese use software such as virtual private networks to scale what’s called the Great Firewall.
    — Li Yuan, New York Times, 12 Dec. 2023
  • For even more security, use a VPN, or virtual private network.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Accounts, for instance, can use a virtual private network, or VPN, to mask their true location.
    — Barbara Ortutay, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Some are already planning how to get around the potential ban with a virtual private network, or VPN service.
    — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The most common workaround that’s brought up is a VPN, or virtual private network, that allows users to mask their location.
    — Haleluya Hadero, Twin Cities, 17 Jan. 2025
  • Mainland Chinese users need to use virtual private networks, or VPNs, to gain access to it.
    — Li Yuan, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2023
  • For instance, Apple removed virtual private network apps from its app store in China at the government’s request.
    — Linggong Kong, The Conversation, 24 Feb. 2025
  • This is despite the fact that Twitter is officially blocked in China and requires a virtual private network to be accessed.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Those strategies include using a VPN (virtual private network) or changing your location on your phone to fool the app stores.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Thousands of websites and platforms are blocked, as are multiple virtual private networks that allow users to circumvent censorship.
    — ABC News, 21 Mar. 2026
  • People in Russia can reach the service through virtual private networks or proxy systems, while the swelling ranks of expatriates contribute freely.
    — Joseph Menn, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Though Tinder is one of many foreign apps that are blocked in mainland China, residents can access it using virtual private networks.
    — Larissa Gao, NBC News, 16 Mar. 2024
  • Consider using a virtual private network to further protect yourself.
    — Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • At least 14 were accused of possessing Starlink internet dishes or planning to sell them or virtual private network cards.
    — Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Users turned in droves to downloading virtual private network (VPN) apps to avoid the requirements of the law and browse with their privacy intact.
    — James Czerniawski, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Instead, use your phone’s hotspot or a virtual private network (VPN) to encrypt your internet connection.
    — Laura Begley Bloom, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Users have been using virtual private networks, mirror links, and redirecting URLs to get around restrictions.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 19 Feb. 2026
  • To be sure, users would still be able to get around the bans to view TikTok content and download it from other sources by using virtual private networks that mask the location of a device.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Those of you who log into a corporate network each morning are likely familiar with a VPN, or virtual private network.
    — Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 21 Mar. 2023
  • They were all connected to the same virtual private network (VPN) used in one or more of the cyber incidents, according to the complaint.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025

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