public land
noun
: land owned by a government
specifically
: that part of the U.S. public domain subject to sale or disposal under the homestead laws
Examples of public land in a Sentence
the management of public lands
The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.
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The measure would require government agencies to allow California Indians to access sacred sites that are on state public lands.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Decimated by logging in the 1800s and early 1900s, nearly all of the remaining groves are preserved on public land within Yosemite National Park, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, Calaveras Big Trees State Park and Sequoia National Forest.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
To draw publicity and tourism to the country’s public lands and to push for drivable roads that connect them.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
Upham leads cultural hiking tours on public lands around Montana through her company, Iron Shield Creative, which weaves Blackfeet storytelling into outdoor exploration.
—Karen Gardiner, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2026
Decimated by logging in the 1800s and early 1900s, nearly all of the remaining groves are preserved on public land within Yosemite National Park, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park, Calaveras Big Trees State Park and Sequoia National Forest.
—Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Apr. 2026
To draw publicity and tourism to the country’s public lands and to push for drivable roads that connect them.
—Jacqueline Kehoe, Travel + Leisure, 13 Apr. 2026
Upham leads cultural hiking tours on public lands around Montana through her company, Iron Shield Creative, which weaves Blackfeet storytelling into outdoor exploration.
—Karen Gardiner, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for public land
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“Public land.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20land. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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