: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or community affairs
civic duty
civic pride
civic leaders
Examples of civic in a Sentence
Recent improvements to the downtown area are a point of civic pride.
the library association and other civic groups
Voting is your civic duty.
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The skills that built faith centers, companies and youth teams can also strengthen our civic fabric.
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Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
Recently, she’s gotten involved with civic engagement using social media and newsletters to increase awareness about the commissions’ efforts.
—Olivia Cyrus
july 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
Some 15,000 single-room occupancy units are demolished in Skid Row and 7,000 low-income Victorian homes are razed on Bunker Hill as civic leaders move to modernize downtown.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Colleges are not simply preparing students for jobs, but for civic, ethical, and intellectual leadership in an era of exponential change.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 13 July 2025
Recently, she’s gotten involved with civic engagement using social media and newsletters to increase awareness about the commissions’ efforts.
—Olivia Cyrus
july 13, Sacbee.com, 13 July 2025
Some 15,000 single-room occupancy units are demolished in Skid Row and 7,000 low-income Victorian homes are razed on Bunker Hill as civic leaders move to modernize downtown.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2025
Colleges are not simply preparing students for jobs, but for civic, ethical, and intellectual leadership in an era of exponential change.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for civic
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“Civic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civic. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsiv-ik 
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, or citizenship
civic pride
civic duty
Legal Definition
civic
adjective
civ·ic
ˈsi-vik
: of or relating to a citizen, a city, citizenship, or civil affairs
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