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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Professors, writers, journalists, engineers, public servants—around a hundred of them—have been killed.
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Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Thank you all for being here, and thank you for supporting public service and public servants.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2025
More variety creates more points of entry for young families, public servants and early-career professionals.
—Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Arnold said police aren’t the only public servants with recruitment issues.
—Alexis Martin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
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Mohammed R. Mhawish, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2025
Thank you all for being here, and thank you for supporting public service and public servants.
—Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2025
More variety creates more points of entry for young families, public servants and early-career professionals.
—Belal Aftab, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
Arnold said police aren’t the only public servants with recruitment issues.
—Alexis Martin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public servant
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20servant. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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