How to Use public service in a Sentence

public service

noun
  • The cost of public services is on the rise.
  • He works in public service.
  • She has devoted her life to public service.
  • The company is heavily involved in public service.
  • The station is running antismoking commercials as a public service.
  • The op-ed was a true public service.
    — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • You will be forced to close a lot of other public services.
    — Derek Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 May 2026
  • Even in dark times, to me, public service is not about power.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Think of it as a calorie-dense public service.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
  • The king has made climate a top issue in his decades of public service.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 10 July 2023
  • Passion for public service has been the driving force in my life.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • That would feel wrong to us in terms of public service journalism.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026
  • James has a long track record in law enforcement and public service.
    — Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The higher prices for train tickets are part of a push to raise prices for public services.
    — Keith Bradsher, New York Times, 13 May 2024
  • Fifty years of public service, the legacy will be written over time.
    — NBC News, 19 Jan. 2025
  • All state and public services tracked in one location, right on your wrist.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • This, the court held, was part of the bargain of public service and celebrity.
    — Fabio Bertoni, The New Yorker, 3 June 2022
  • So, one of the key takeaways for the book is to find a – to find a route into public service.
    — CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • To some, the $12 monthly fire public service fee seems like a small amount to pay.
    — Alexandra Difani, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • And that scares a lot of really good people from public service.
    — Alison Griffin, Forbes, 21 June 2021
  • In some cases, the students themselves came up with new forms of public service.
    — Ashraf Khalil, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Mar. 2022
  • The billboard that brought all this to mind was a public service announcement.
    — Star Tribune, 11 Dec. 2020
  • Their work ranges from business to arts to athletics to public service.
    — Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
  • Breyer's career on the high court caps a lifetime of public service.
    — Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2022
  • Pensions are lifelines for those who devote their lives to public service.
    — Tom Steyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026
  • Each of them makes sacrifices for a career in public service.
    — Martina Stewart, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2022
  • About the murder of his cousin Donnell, a tragedy that put him on course for a life of public service.
    — Dorany Pineda Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2021
  • So one of the key takeaways for the book is to find a- to find a route into public service, and that's one of the goals with this.
    — CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • But two parts of the private sector won’t be open and certain public services won’t be offered.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, as the war ground on, the government began to lose its grip on public services.
    — Raad Al-Remi, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Feb. 2025

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