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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Arnold said police aren’t the only public servants with recruitment issues.
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Alexis Martin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
John Aubrey was the consumate public servant.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Heskett was charged with two counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count of tampering with physical evidence, all felonies, according to Jefferson County court records.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
During the presidency of Richard Nixon, public servants at the DOJ felt squeezed between what the president wanted and what the law required.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
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Alexis Martin, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
John Aubrey was the consumate public servant.
—Lucas Aulbach, Louisville Courier Journal, 24 Sep. 2025
Heskett was charged with two counts of attempting to influence a public servant and one count of tampering with physical evidence, all felonies, according to Jefferson County court records.
—Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2025
During the presidency of Richard Nixon, public servants at the DOJ felt squeezed between what the president wanted and what the law required.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20servant. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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