Examples of public servant in a Sentence
the new governor vowed that he would always remember why he was called a public servant and not the people's master
concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll
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And hundreds of other services provided by federal public servants with little public recognition.
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Long-time public servant, dad and grandpa Davis grew up in North St. Paul.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
These aren't classified operatives--they're public servants who, theoretically, work for the American people and the Constitution, not Musk's personal agenda.
—Brenda Looper, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2025
President Biden pardoned five activists and public servants on Sunday, including a posthumous grant of clemency to the civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, who mobilized the Black nationalist movement and was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025
Long-time public servant, dad and grandpa Davis grew up in North St. Paul.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
These aren't classified operatives--they're public servants who, theoretically, work for the American people and the Constitution, not Musk's personal agenda.
—Brenda Looper, arkansasonline.com, 5 Feb. 2025
President Biden pardoned five activists and public servants on Sunday, including a posthumous grant of clemency to the civil rights leader Marcus Garvey, who mobilized the Black nationalist movement and was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.
—Erica L. Green, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20servant. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
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