How to Use public figure in a Sentence

public figure

noun
  • This is a high standard for a public figure to meet.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • There was a push to be a public figure because her voice helped sell books.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 30 June 2025
  • Zeidler was not a public figure like Clooney.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 21 Dec. 2025
  • At that time Ousman was not yet a public figure and had not published his books.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Douglass is the first public figure to be profiled in the enlarged gallery.
    — Janelle Harris Dixon, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Oct. 2023
  • Bessent is not a natural public figure.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
  • As a public figure, so many people follow and listen to my every word.
    — Zack Sharf, Variety, 1 Apr. 2026
  • As a public figure, so many people follow and listen to my every word.
    — Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
  • But as a public figure, once one person knew chances are everyone was going to find out.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Joker is a public figure, and so his fans assume that Arthur belongs to them too.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Billy was in high school when his dad started becoming a bonafide public figure.
    — Angela Andaloro, People.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • As a public figure, prevailing on a defamation claim is a herculean task.
    — Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
  • His remarks—barely five hundred words—turned him into a revered public figure.
    — Lincoln Caplan, The New Yorker, 4 July 2024
  • Baldwin has also had a tumultuous time as a public figure.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Most people start as a working actor and then become a public figure and then a celebrity.
    — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That scrutiny should not extend to my children or any other child of a public figure.
    — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
  • My former husband is not a celebrity or public figure, nor are any of the letter writers.
    — Kwame Anthony Appiah, New York Times, 25 Jan. 2024
  • So everybody is a public figure.
    — Josh Zajdman, Vogue, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Pratt has also embraced his public figure status.
    — Saige Miller, NPR, 31 May 2026
  • Biles was careless with her words while having a back-and-forth with another public figure who is also an adult.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 12 June 2025
  • But as McRae’s star began to rise, so did the interest in her as a public figure.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Cobain is also a beloved public figure whose death by suicide was widely publicized.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Hoover has come to realize that being a public figure comes with tremendous pressure.
    — Lucy Feldman, Time, 10 July 2023
  • For a public figure like Harbour, people can see the beauty in this moment.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 2 Apr. 2026
  • For any public figure, longevity is about building a world beyond your profession.
    — Kanika Talwar, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The judge also observed that Sabatini is likely to be found to be a public figure.
    — Bymeredith Wadman, science.org, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Hannah is not the only public figure connected to the Kennedys who has spoken out about the show.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Mar. 2026
  • A lot goes into becoming a public figure and building a brand, and nothing happens overnight.
    — Sarah Barnes-Humphrey, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • The woman's name has not been revealed, but she has been described as a real-life public figure from India.
    — Kate Irwin, PCMAG, 25 July 2024
  • By the 1940s, the now middle-aged Henry was a public figure.
    — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2026

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