How to Use anonymous in a Sentence

anonymous

adjective
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  • He made an anonymous phone call to the police.
  • The reporter got an anonymous tip.
  • His was just another anonymous face in the crowd.
  • The donor wishes to remain anonymous.
  • The college received an anonymous gift.
  • An anonymous buyer purchased the painting.
  • And one of the best ways to report that is to have an anonymous tip line.
    — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 May 2022
  • Agents made a tape and sent it to King with an anonymous note.
    — The Economist, 8 June 2019
  • Would putting an anonymous note in her house in-box be rude?
    — Amy Dickinson, chicagotribune.com, 12 Dec. 2019
  • Most of the sources are anonymous, and their faces are blurred or left out of the camera frame.
    — Camille Caldera, USA TODAY, 16 Oct. 2020
  • Has it been shared with you who called in that anonymous tip at the end of the latest season?
    — Tom Philip, GQ, 20 Dec. 2017
  • The extinction of a species at sea is far more anonymous than on land.
    — Nick Pyenson, Smithsonian, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Most of the allegations are from anonymous sources but a few are on the record.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Then, an anonymous call alerted police to a body by the creek.
    — Diana Durán, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Anonymous emails can be sent via www.sdcrimestoppers.org.
    — Pauline Repard, sandiegouniontribune.com, 18 July 2017
  • Most of the allegations are from anonymous sources, but a few are on the record.
    — David Brandt, ajc, 4 Nov. 2021
  • This report was based on anonymous sources claiming that things had been rocky for the pair.
    — Martha Sorren, refinery29.com, 15 Apr. 2020
  • The pre-teens and teenagers answered, and some asked to remain anonymous.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 8 Dec. 2023
  • What is the best way to stay private, secure and anonymous while browsing the web?
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Sotheby’s said that the anonymous owner of the work decided to pull it from the sale.
    — Katya Kazakina, Bloomberg.com, 17 May 2017
  • The worker asked to remain anonymous for fear of losing his job.
    — Phoebe Wall Howard, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2020
  • And the tie-ups, which tend to be anonymous, are expanding.
    — The Economist, 15 Mar. 2018
  • What is the best way to stay private, secure, and anonymous while browsing the web?
    — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 29 Oct. 2023
  • First came the Instagram post, then came the hate speech and anonymous phone calls.
    — Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2021
  • The person asked to remain anonymous because the process was not made public.
    — CBS News, 11 June 2020
  • The votes were anonymous, but not one judge favored throwing out the health-care law.
    — Rich Lowry, National Review, 13 Oct. 2020
  • Callers may remain anonymous and do not have to give their names.
    — Andrea Cavallier, NBC News, 7 Dec. 2019
  • But the stories are often locked away in anonymous rooms, and for good reason.
    — Mike Scalise, Harper's BAZAAR, 26 May 2023
  • All guns must be unloaded when turned in, and the buyback is anonymous.
    — Kelsey Ryan, kansascity, 23 Dec. 2017
  • The buyer has chosen to remain anonymous, a spokesman for the auction house said.
    — Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 14 Sep. 2020

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