How to Use public land in a Sentence

public land

noun
  • The government will auction off 20 parcels of public land.
  • Most of the time public land toms will be sneaky and elusive.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Trump agencies eye public lands for homes.
    — John Leos, AZCentral.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The rules for foraging on public land vary from place to place.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Dec. 2025
  • The shutdown has turned peak fall into a stress test for public lands.
    — Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But on public lands, these areas tend to get pounded.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Private land, public land, gun or bow, stalk or bay, and in some states, all year long.
    — The Editors, Field & Stream, 9 Jan. 2023
  • But these are also public lands, and the wolves belong there, too.
    — New York Times, 5 July 2018
  • When hunting public land, your first job is to get away from all other hunters.
    — Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Those rules apply to riding on public land, not tracks.
    — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
  • Federal public lands should be kept public and owned by all of us.
    — Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 3 Feb. 2026
  • In the end, public land defenders won.
    — Karlee Provenza, Denver Post, 11 Feb. 2026
  • But the value of our public lands goes far beyond dollars and cents.
    — Paul Steely White, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Finding a good public land hunting spot is the key to success.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Gun season on public land in Ohio is a bit chaotic, to say the least.
    — Beka Garris, Outdoor Life, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Any public land gobbler that seems too good to be true, probably is.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • Then take them along with you to hang treestands or check trail cameras or scout a new piece of public land.
    — Will Brantley, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Some public land agencies are also adding Braille to trail signs.
    — Rachel Walker, Washington Post, 9 June 2022
  • Other public lands in the area have been closed as a precaution.
    — Ty Oneil, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2026
  • Camping on public land will be a misdemeanor there, not a felony.
    — Nick Watt, CNN, 9 Aug. 2022
  • There’s a larger debate of whether public land should be used for private gain.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 July 2018
  • Only a few tags from public land zones remained unfilled by the end of this year’s hunt.
    — Michael Hollan, Fox News, 30 Sep. 2021
  • Beebe says his past work with public lands made the sign removals all the more frustrating.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 19 Mar. 2026
  • The sprawl was bleeding westward, and gobbling up public land to do it.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The land, unfenced, abuts a bald blackened hillside that must be public land.
    — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2025
  • Equally troubling is the loss of control over public land.
    — Michelle Grau, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
  • This is unlikely to work on pressured public lands.
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 16 Apr. 2026
  • So, who’s pushing M-44s back on public land?
    — Ted Williams, Denver Post, 12 June 2026
  • Many vandals who damage public lands are never caught.
    — Owen Clarke, Outside, 20 Nov. 2025
  • What would be the political cost for him of bringing it to a halt on public lands?
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2023

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