: in a manner observable by or in a place accessible to the public: openly
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a
: by the people generally
b
: by a government
Examples of publicly in a Sentence
She very publicly acknowledged her mistake.
The information is publicly available.
The policies have been publicly approved.
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Khamenei’s son and successor Mojtaba has still not appeared publicly since his father’s killing.—
Xiaoqian Lin,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026 Europeans will also be keen to put on a unified front publicly, particularly over defense spending, according to Franke.—
Elsa Ohlen,
CNBC,
6 July 2026 The episode ends with a heated exchange where Corlys confronts Rhaenyra for publicly styling his son as Addam of Hull, declining his request for his son to be acknowledged as a Velaryon by the crown.—
Zoe Papelis,
Vulture,
6 July 2026 But even more than just doing his part on the mound, Ryan has invested in this team both publicly and behind the scenes.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for publicly