Until now it was a realm of her very public life that she kept private.

Things were taking place inside him that he wanted to keep private.

Some things are better kept private, even among the best of friends.

With this offer, he reached into a part of her life that she'd kept completely private.

The first result in 1987 had been kept private and was not known to the public at the time.

There was something about her past that she wanted to keep private, he had concluded.

No one knows exactly how many have died, because sometimes causes of death are kept private.

The details of the team meeting were to be kept private.

Something, perhaps, that she felt ought to be kept private between you and her.

In fact, this is often one of the reasons families want their papers kept private.