public figure
Example Sentences
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As open as he is in his music, Beatty is figuring out how open he wants to be as a public figure.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
As SpaceX goes public, Shotwell is set to become a more public figure as well.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026
"This isn't really an accusation, something from more than 30 years ago, but rather a public attack on a public figure," Fabian Fernandez, a 30-year-old accountant, told AFP in Havana.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
While many Ye fans have stuck by him as an artist and continued to stream his hits, his image as a public figure remains tainted and—for some consumers and brands—off-limits.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Not just a respectable grocer or dry cleaner or doctor, but a larger public figure who was willing to speak and act outside the tight sphere of his family.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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