public figure

Example Sentences

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“Being a public figure, I’ve always sold,” explains Wilkinson.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Breuer’s evangelizing has made him an important public figure in a country unaccustomed to seeing and hearing from men in uniform.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

He teaches at Harvard and is a well-known public figure — a history communicator, scholar and storyteller and a minor TV star the world also knows as “Skip.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

The Met Police has said the ongoing investigation is being led by officers from Counter Terrorism Policing London "due to the fires all having connections to a high-profile public figure".

From BBC • Jan. 29, 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