in public

Example Sentences

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In private and in public, Huang has played down Google’s ability to meaningfully compete with his company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

Sayre defied his Mexican immigrant parents again by earning a master’s in public affairs from Princeton University instead of following his dad into railroad engineering, before earning a law degree from UC Berkeley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

On Tuesday, the vice-president said the resignation was in line with "the principle that responsibility in public management must be accompanied by results".

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

"Pakistan was very open in public in embracing its role as a mediator which certainly subjected it to certain risks, such as being viewed as the fall guy if things went downhill," Kugelman said.

From Barron's • Jun. 16, 2026

After a very long life spent in public, the Mona Lisa was living out her days in private.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day