How to Use in public in a Sentence

in public

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  • Klarna is learning in public what many companies still have to learn in private.
    — Brian Solis, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • And experts say interest in the space race isn’t new, but the spike in public-private partnerships is.
    — Kaylah Jackson, NBC news, 29 June 2026
  • Desperate times call for desperate measures— just not in public, please.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
  • Texas required the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools last year.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • Eustaquio is comfortable leading Canada in public and in private.
    — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 29 June 2026
  • Lefty started to pursue a degree in public health, to chart the environmental factors that might contribute to the disease.
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
  • Another prohibits giving lectures in public parks without city permission.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • Some of these eye-popping rocks are so massive and expensive, they're rarely seen in public—but their owners serve up a rare glimpse now and then to remind the world that diamonds really are a girl’s best friend.
    — Freya Drohan, InStyle, 30 June 2026
  • Robotics are going to move from specialized use cases (factories, etc) to being common-place in public, home, and remote environments.
    — Alex Knapp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • My concern about Texas, though, is that the readings fail to distinguish between teaching about and of religion in public schools by failing to discuss matters of faith objectively.
    — Charles J. Russo, The Conversation, 29 June 2026
  • Those distinctions are often overlooked in public discussions of the case, where the narrative frequently centers on faulty blood testing rather than the specific crimes for which she was convicted.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • While women leaders in public life across racial backgrounds routinely face sexism, Black women often encounter a distinct set of challenges shaped by the intersection of race and gender.
    — Jallicia Jolly, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • For some parents, Matanky said, concerns about the broader social climate in public schools had also made Jewish education more appealing for parents.
    — Grace Gilson, Sun Sentinel, 29 June 2026
  • Today, however, some experts suggest that explicit displays of racial hostility have become more visible in public spaces.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The findings suggest that requiring face mask use in public could help in mitigating the spread of COVID-19.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Critics argued that religious stories should not be explicitly taught in public schools attended by students with a variety of different religious beliefs.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • The Scream actress and the Snow Patrol musician were last seen together in public in September at the US Open.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 June 2026
  • The tension is playing out in public as leaders including Marco Rubio fight back against extremism while others such as JD Vance make overtures to the fringe.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 29 June 2026
  • Andrew was then arrested on February 19—his 66th birthday—on suspicion of misconduct in public office.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • Overt racial prejudice, long considered socially unacceptable, is increasingly visible in public life, marking a shift from previously subtle forms.
    — Maia Niguel Hoskin, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • In a landmark 2022 decision, the Supreme Court recognized for the first time that the Second Amendment guarantees the right to carry a gun in public for self defense.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 June 2026
  • Hamner’s first jobs, after getting her master’s in public health at Yale, were in Washington State, where she was plunged into work on tuberculosis, opioid addiction, and then the pandemic.
    — Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Pro-Christianity policies in Florida As Texas leads the way in statewide efforts to infuse Christian teachings in public schools, Florida doesn’t seem to be far behind.
    — Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • Under Fort Worth’s noise ordinance, bullhorns and other amplification devices are prohibited in public places, with the exception of use by public safety officials or by someone with an outdoor event permit.
    — Emily Holshouser july 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
  • Months later, Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office in February, being taken by police from his new home on the Sandringham estate on his 66th birthday.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 1 July 2026
  • Transgender athletes The court is also weighing the legality of laws in Idaho and West Virginia that bar transgender athletes from competing on female sports teams in public schools and universities.
    — Terry Moseley, USA Today, 29 June 2026
  • One of the lasting side effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and our catastrophically incompetent response to it is the decrease in trust in public health experts and their advice.
    — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Austerity in the Eighties further denatured the relationship between schools and students, with shortfalls in public spending on capital projects—new dorms, athletic facilities—mostly assumed by students in the form of higher tuition.
    — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • The tiara remains in the possession of the Spencer family, and was last seen in public in 2018 when it was worn by Celia McCorquodale (niece of the 9th Earl Spencer Charles) on her wedding day.
    — Freya Drohan, InStyle, 26 June 2026
  • The Washington lender praised financial management reforms that William Ruto’s government has undertaken to improve Kenya’s fiscal climate, including an anti-corruption push to plug leaks in public finance.
    — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 July 2026

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