public figure
Example Sentences
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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
“Being a public figure, I’ve always sold,” explains Wilkinson.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
It was only when the World Cup rolled into Qatar that he started to become a more public figure.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Would you place a bet on whether a public figure will say a specific word?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026
The “peculiar accomplishment” of Alfred Loomis, it would later be written, was “being a public figure without letting the public in on it.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
