How to Use public servant in a Sentence

public servant

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  • Come out for a nice evening and share some time with your public servants.
    — cleveland.com, 30 July 2019
  • One who could try, one who could try to be a good public servant.
    — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Here’s a look back at some of the worst things Johnson has said and done as a public servant.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 9 June 2023
  • To frame it that way is awkward for me as a public servant.
    — Staff Report, chicagotribune.com, 7 June 2018
  • But Wes Moore has been a public servant his whole adult life.
    — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2023
  • This will give you a little glimpse into the world of a public servant.
    — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2020
  • The star of the impeachment hearings so far isn't a sober public servant.
    — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Nov. 2019
  • Long-time public servant, dad and grandpa Davis grew up in North St. Paul.
    — Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2025
  • In 41 years as a public servant, Earl Devaney spent much of his time searching for fraud and waste.
    — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 12 May 2022
  • At the time of her passing, perhaps no public servant was more revered.
    — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2020
  • These are public servants, and these are partners inside the work.
    — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
  • In the early to mid-1900s, the home was occupied by S.D. Lawrence, a public servant who helped raise funds for the first school buildings in Mesquite.
    — Kayla Hui, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Asked to assess his latest turn as a public servant, a sly smile crossed his face.
    — Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Few Hoosier public servants are lauded more than the late Sen. Richard Lugar, who died in 2019.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2024
  • The murder of so fine a public servant has been an unspeakable agony for this city.
    — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • No public servant, no person who’s telling the truth should be treated that way.
    — Fox News, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The seat opened when Jeff Schmidt, a longtime Oconomowoc public servant, resigned April 17.
    — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 May 2018
  • Not even a public servant with a record like Fauci’s can predict that.
    — Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2020
  • Fauci has been a doctor and public servant for more than 50 years.
    — Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
  • These scare tactics are deplorable and are solely to put a target on the backs of public servants.
    — Oumou Fofana, Essence, 7 Feb. 2025
  • This in spite of the fact that the public servants were doing the job entrusted to them — protection of public health.
    — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 10 July 2019
  • If convicted of abetting a public servant, Ong could be jailed for up to two years, fined, or both.
    — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Take public servant exams, apply for grad schools, study abroad or go find a job.
    — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • The country has lost a great public servant, who was also a great mentor and friend to many in law and politics.
    — John Yoo, National Review, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Among the injured were nine civilians, a public servant and 27 female members of the police force.
    — Tara John, CNN, 29 Sep. 2021
  • The former public servant, a father of two, now fishes for a living.
    — Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
  • The books, which are untitled at the moment, will chronicle Pence's faith and his time as a public servant.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2021
  • The postal worker in this homicide was a public servant, which makes this crime even more disturbing.
    — Camille C. Knox, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2022
  • These multiple dramas based on the public servants of Chicago have been here now for more than five years.
    — Chris Jones, chicagotribune.com, 16 Feb. 2018
  • The cost of his lifestyle sometimes outmatched that public servant salary.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2021

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