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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For public servant Camila, 35, and administrator Edvaldo, 36, the show was a great experience shared between longtime friends.
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Billboard Brasil, Billboard, 5 May 2025
In the first three months of his presidency, his agency heads have fired tens of thousands of public servants and prompted legal battles challenging those dismissals.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Thousands of workers from the U.S. Forest Service have been fired, so please have patience with our public servants.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award is presented annually to public servants for making a courageous decision of conscience without regard for the personal or professional consequences.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
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Billboard Brasil, Billboard, 5 May 2025
In the first three months of his presidency, his agency heads have fired tens of thousands of public servants and prompted legal battles challenging those dismissals.
—William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Thousands of workers from the U.S. Forest Service have been fired, so please have patience with our public servants.
—Jaclyn Cosgrove, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Zoom out: The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award is presented annually to public servants for making a courageous decision of conscience without regard for the personal or professional consequences.
—Russell Contreras, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public servant
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20servant. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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