public service

Example Sentences

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Roberts had lived a "remarkable life of public service" which was "dedicated to the service of others", Ponte said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Years after leaving the television business and a brief career as a media coach, Kavanagh runs the site as a kind of public service and a way to stay engaged and keep mentally fit.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Newsom’s executive order prohibits gubernatorial appointees “from using any non-public information obtained due to their public service to personally profit or assist another person…in profiting from participation in predictive markets.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

"That would have been an important specimen," said Freeman, lead author of the study and a senior public service associate emeritus at the UGA Odum School of Ecology.

From Science Daily • Mar. 23, 2026

“They performed a great public service in showing the people who did become frightened that they should not be so gullible.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow