How to Use public relations in a Sentence

public relations

noun
  • For now, the unions and the studios are engaged in a public relations battle.
    Stephen Humphries, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 July 2023
  • As some of the dust settled, SVB’s new regime had a public relations battle to win.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Look, the White House was -- this was a full-fledged public relations campaign, all hands on deck.
    ABC News, 16 May 2021
  • In the world of public relations, salespeople are a dime a dozen.
    Nancy Marshall, Forbes, 18 May 2022
  • Mark Truby, Ford's head of public relations, told the Free Press the ad has been a success with the public.
    Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2025
  • The home page can be a nice public relations page to introduce the HOA to non-members.
    Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2022
  • Prince Charles was close to him and sought his public relations advice.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE.com, 7 Apr. 2022
  • But are public relations all that matter on the other side of the question?
    Barry Bauling, Los Angeles Times, 30 Dec. 2022
  • As a celebrity spokesman, Walker was part of the public relations blitz.
    Brian Slodysko, ajc, 21 May 2022
  • And so there’s a bit of a, of a public relations battle to get people to understand.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 12 Apr. 2022
  • Cooper called it a big public relations show for the party.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2024
  • Buttigieg’s visit came as the White House has ramped up its public relations campaign in a bid to push the package through Congress.
    Bill Ruthhart, chicagotribune.com, 17 July 2021
  • He could be seen apologizing to the Browns public relations staff for the delay.
    Irie Harris, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Kay served as the team’s public relations contact on many road trips, and the trip to Texas was his first since returning from rehab.
    Schuyler Dixon, ajc, 11 Oct. 2022
  • By the end of the season, Keeley declines a trip with Roy in order to get her public relations company off the ground.
    Max Gao, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Both sides are now fighting a public relations battle for the hearts of Texans.
    Dallas News, 19 July 2021
  • Setting aside those fees was a good move from a public relations standpoint.
    NBC News, 26 Apr. 2021
  • Williams joined the Pistons in November 2020 and was a key member of their public relations team.
    Detroit Free Press, 27 Sep. 2022
  • As her public relations career took off, her mental health took a nose dive.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Their lawyer is Tony Buzbee, who has been waging a public relations campaign to strengthen their case.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 14 June 2022
  • The first date, a public relations firm announced Monday, is Dec. 11 at the Sunrise arena.
    Anthony Man, sun-sentinel.com, 7 June 2021
  • His day job was in public relations for the Fort Worth convention center.
    Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2021
  • Moore, head of a New York public relations office, and Powell married in 1988.
    NBC News, 17 Sep. 2021
  • While a gig in public relations technically brought Strange to D.C., his deeply ingrained love of musical acts who thrived in the area set his sights on the city in the first place.
    Sonia Rao, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Jason Elzy, the head of public relations for Rhino Records, the label that represents the Monkees, said the cause was heart failure.
    New York Times, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Given the scale of the economic crisis alone, Rudin might seem like a mere public relations nuisance.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2021
  • The end of 2024 has been rough for the organization from a public relations standpoint.
    Brian Mazique, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The Yeezy line of footwear has been a bright spot for its fashion line, so the rapper’s anti-Semitic comments have been a public relations disaster.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2022
  • West is not known to be working with a public relations representative at this time and CNN was not able to contact him.
    Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN Money, 12 June 2025
  • That includes eliminating $7.8 million for KSC — the most of any space center’s public relations budgets.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2025

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