: in a manner observable by or in a place accessible to the public: openly
2
a
: by the people generally
b
: by a government
Examples of publicly in a Sentence
She very publicly acknowledged her mistake.
The information is publicly available.
The policies have been publicly approved.
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Recognizing the growing economic despair, some Russian officials have publicly addressed the dire situation.—Jason Ma, Fortune, 3 May 2026 That included legislation to make misconduct records more publicly available.—Lia Russell
may 3, Sacbee.com, 3 May 2026 But in previous years when Stewart’s budgets fell far short of his requests, Gaspar didn’t publicly balk, city Democratic leaders said.—Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 The victims are yet to be identified publicly.—Austin Turner, CBS News, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for publicly