: in a manner observable by or in a place accessible to the public: openly
2
a
: by the people generally
b
: by a government
Examples of publicly in a Sentence
She very publicly acknowledged her mistake.
The information is publicly available.
The policies have been publicly approved.
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Fanaeian has publicly advocated political violence.—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 17 Dec. 2025 The official, who was briefed on the investigation, could not publicly discuss the details and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity.—Andrew Dalton, Fortune, 17 Dec. 2025 The assets and liabilities of the trust are not publicly disclosed and are subject to change.—Todd Spangler, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025 Torre, for his part, publicly chastised the school for failing to respond to numerous outstanding records requests that would shed light on his reporting, and threatened to file a public records lawsuit.—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for publicly
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