on condition of anonymity

idiom

: only if one's name will not be revealed

She agreed to speak to the reporter only on condition of anonymity.

Examples of on condition of anonymity in a Sentence

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In recent days, trucks have also carried commercial goods into southern Gaza, filling markets with a wide variety of foods, said a U.N. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to do so publicly. —Matthew Mpoke Bigg, New York Times, 24 May 2024

Both spoke spoke on condition of anonymity because an official announcement between the Pac-12, SEC, Big Ten, Big 12, Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA was still being prepared. —CBS News, 23 May 2024

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is due to make a statement in Parliament on Monday afternoon and apologize to the victims of the scandal, according to a person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity. —Joe Mayes, Fortune Europe, 20 May 2024

One of the agents working that evening, who spoke with Fortune on condition of anonymity, left the control room for a period after being shown the footage. —Jessica Mathews, Fortune, 16 May 2024

Recommended Trust In this Spanish town, capitalism actually works for the workers The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because the report has not been publicly released. —Lolita C. Baldor, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2024

The cache of arms, confiscated from Jordanians of Palestinian descent in late March, was sent to a cell of the Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan connected to Hamas, Jordanian sources who spoke on condition of anonymity told Reuters. —John Bacon, USA TODAY, 15 May 2024

Putin trusts Belousov and views him as honest and not corrupt, according to a Kremlin insider who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the reshuffle. —Bloomberg News, TIME, 13 May 2024

The American officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence assessments. —Eric Nagourney, New York Times, 12 May 2024