public service
noun
1
: the business of supplying a commodity (such as electricity or gas) or service (such as transportation) to any or all members of a community
2
: a service rendered in the public interest
3
: governmental employment
especially
: civil service
Examples of public service in a Sentence
The cost of public services is on the rise.
The station is running antismoking commercials as a public service.
The company is heavily involved in public service.
He works in public service.
She has devoted her life to public service.
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The point is to remove the financial barriers that make public service careers impossible for people who can’t afford to take low-paying jobs right out of college.
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Billions of dollars that could have gone toward infrastructure, education, and public services have instead been diverted into inflated contracts, legal settlements, patronage networks, and crisis management.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
And this is something about public services that is sometimes maybe a little different from private services, which is that the erosion of quality can be slower and harder to observe.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
The government, grappling for liquidity, has also steadily hiked the cost of public services and utilities.
—Seyed Rahim Bathaei, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
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Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 30 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Billions of dollars that could have gone toward infrastructure, education, and public services have instead been diverted into inflated contracts, legal settlements, patronage networks, and crisis management.
—Israel Melendez Ayala, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
And this is something about public services that is sometimes maybe a little different from private services, which is that the erosion of quality can be slower and harder to observe.
—Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
The government, grappling for liquidity, has also steadily hiked the cost of public services and utilities.
—Seyed Rahim Bathaei, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for public service
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“Public service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20service. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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