public property

noun

: something owned by the city, town, or state

The library books are public property.

Examples of public property in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

More states are passing anti-camping laws Williams was one of two people arrested in the park on June 28 and charged under Tennessee's no-camping law — the only one in the country to make sleeping on public property a felony. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 21 July 2026

Until this moment, presidential policy announcements were considered sort of public property that should be free and available to all at the same time. — Bernard Condon, Fortune, 18 July 2026

On June 27, 2026, at Trinity Pride Fest in Fort Worth, Texas, street preachers Richard Penkoski and David Grisham were subjected to multiple violations of their First Amendment rights while attempting to preach on public property. — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

Sophie Elaine Dennison-Gibby, Justin Toribio Carreno and Cameron Michael Thiers were each charged with misdemeanor destruction of public property valued at less than $1,000 this month. — Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 9 July 2026