public property

noun

: something owned by the city, town, or state

The library books are public property.

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The former policy was the only compassionate response to unsanitary and unsafe lean-to and tents and other makeshift shelters illegally erected on public property such as parks or sidewalks or on empty lots. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2026 How can public property be sold without the public knowing who bought it? —

Chicago Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026 While it may be permitted on public property, residents should consider local ordinances as well as trespassing laws. —

Lillian Metzmeier, Louisville Courier Journal, 22 Jan. 2026 The decision to arrest him in the facility’s front parking lot, which is public property, meant that there was now a large crowd to contend with—protesters, press, congressional staff members. —

Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for public property

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