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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She was sentenced to nine years in prison in October 2024 on seven charges involving tampering with Mesa County’s election machines, including attempting to influence a public servant, conspiracy to commit criminal impersonation and first-degree official misconduct.
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Space agency administrators are typically selected from a pool of scientists, engineers, academics and public servants.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
New Jersey is losing a great public servant in Bonnie’s retirement.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The two hottest public servants in San Francisco get hitched.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Josh Meyer, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Space agency administrators are typically selected from a pool of scientists, engineers, academics and public servants.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
New Jersey is losing a great public servant in Bonnie’s retirement.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
The two hottest public servants in San Francisco get hitched.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20servant. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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