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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Jim Sawyer, a gentlemanly preacher and city council member whose public service had been winding towards a peaceful conclusion, was asked to replace him.
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
One, sponsored by Redman, prevents some immigrants from accessing public services like prenatal care and crisis counseling.
—Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Huffman has the most extensive public service background in the GOP field.
—Philip Jankowski, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Plohetski was the lead reporter for the Statesman’s groundbreaking coverage of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for public service.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 2026
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
One, sponsored by Redman, prevents some immigrants from accessing public services like prenatal care and crisis counseling.
—Idaho Statesman, 7 Feb. 2026
Huffman has the most extensive public service background in the GOP field.
—Philip Jankowski, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
Plohetski was the lead reporter for the Statesman’s groundbreaking coverage of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting that was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize Gold Medal for public service.
—Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 6 Feb. 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 9 Feb. 2026.
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