How to Use behind closed doors in a Sentence

behind closed doors

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  • Trump's nephew is not the only one to claim that Trump has used the n-word behind closed doors.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
  • Their work takes place behind closed doors, not open to the public or to news media.
    — Kate Brumback, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2023
  • The event, which lasted for almost two hours, was held behind closed doors.
    — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
  • And then some of the other ones have been supportive behind closed doors.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 30 Sep. 2023
  • After nearly three hours, the board went behind closed doors.
    — J. David Goodman, New York Times, 14 Nov. 2023
  • This will be shown to buyers in Paris next week behind closed doors prior to its reveal in June.
    — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The trial is scheduled to begin behind closed doors on June 26, the court said Monday.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 17 June 2024
  • The talks were behind closed doors, but after the roundtable, von Wilpert and Campillo shared their takeaways.
    — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2023
  • The ad-hoc group effectively set the public agenda for the city for decades behind closed doors.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 7 May 2024
  • Lines blur when the person presented the world isn't always the same person behind closed doors.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Blinken and López Obrador met for about an hour behind closed doors, with no access for journalists.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • That’s the message from the $229 billion state budget that passed this week after months of haggling behind closed doors.
    — The Editorial Board, wsj.com, 5 May 2023
  • The photo also gave fans their first glimpse into Kelce’s life behind closed doors — and just how involved Swift is in it.
    — Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 12 Dec. 2023
  • With so much behind closed doors, the grand public display of White feels like one of the few delights to be had in NoHo that’s free and for all to indulge in.
    — Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2024
  • His trial and sentencing took place behind closed doors in the Moscow court.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN, 7 Oct. 2024
  • According to the zoo, the calf will spend some time behind closed doors bonding with her mother Semba.
    — Eshaan Sarup, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2024
  • The game had a strange air from the outset, played behind closed doors following trouble at the Genoa derby in midweek.
    — Adam Digby, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
  • But the war had forced Yegor into a sedentary life, almost always behind closed doors.
    — Lynsey Addario, New York Times, 26 June 2023
  • Unlike that battle, the Murdoch matter will play out in court behind closed doors.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2024
  • So sad that whatever the issue is it cannot be communicated and fixed behind closed doors for the sake of the movie.
    — Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The City Council is scheduled to meet Friday behind closed doors to receive an update on the contract talks.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • But not everyone is happy with the budget or how much of the deal was constructed behind closed doors.
    — Kaely Monahan, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
  • What happened behind closed doors there haunts a nation years later.
    — Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
  • For most of his career, Billy Crudup has kept his personal life behind closed doors.
    — Antonio Ferme, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
  • As the important work of health visitors happens behind closed doors, Kate’s new video sheds new light on the vital role.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 16 June 2023
  • But the promises, whether on paper or pledged behind closed doors over the past two months, have yet to move the handful of Republicans who oppose him.
    — Marianna Sotomayor, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The school board in Madison conducted a first round of interviews behind closed doors, according to the Cap Times.
    — Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 19 July 2024
  • It's been negotiated behind closed doors by a small handful of persons, and even most of the members of the Senate don't know what's in it.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • If the plan went off perfectly, the 75 families would only have to be there one night, sleeping on the floor behind closed doors and away from the Taliban, which patrolled the streets.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 7 Feb. 2024
  • That was highlighted this year when Dimon led a campaign, both public and behind closed doors, to weaken the Basel proposal.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024

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