How to Use publicly in a Sentence

publicly

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  • The policies have been publicly approved.
  • She very publicly acknowledged her mistake.
  • The information is publicly available.
  • King has publicly blasted book bans in the past.
    — Chantelle Lee, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Are players scared to talk about it publicly?
    — Adam Crafton, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The victims have not been named publicly at this time.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 21 June 2026
  • No cause of death has been publicly revealed.
    — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
  • It's not publicly known how much either dress cost.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 17 May 2026
  • Iran has not publicly confirmed that timescale.
    — Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The books are not available publicly.
    — Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025
  • Names have not been publicly released.
    — Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 18 Mar. 2026
  • And in the almost two years since their deaths, no one has publicly said how they were killed.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Trump has not said a word publicly against him or his reelection bid.
    — Melanie Masonstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2022
  • Not much is publicly known about Exum.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 12 Mar. 2026
  • But the White House has brushed off the polling, at least publicly.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022
  • At the time, de Rossi had not yet publicly come out as a lesbian.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • But, as talks have publicly faltered in the past week, both sides have launched fresh strikes.
    — Freddie Clayton, NBC news, 6 June 2026
  • The size and terms of the financing aid were not shared publicly.
    — CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • But so far, only a handful have said so publicly.
    — CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • And a lot of those players aren’t afraid to voice that desire publicly.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Coke does not publicly disclose how much of its sales come from restaurants.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The actor rarely speaks about Scott publicly.
    — Stephanie Kaloi, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The proud parents have yet to publicly announce their son's name.
    — Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022
  • Now many of them are embracing it, at least publicly.
    — Lim Hui Jie,joanna Ossinger, CNBC, 31 May 2026
  • He has not been identified publicly at this time.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
  • At the time, the price was not publicly advertised.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Since Rachel’s rise to fame, she’s publicly raved about her husband.
    — Jessica Vacco-Bolaños, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
  • The names of the victims were not publicly released.
    — Amanda M. Morris, ABC News, 17 May 2026
  • They have not been publicly identified at this time.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026
  • They have not been publicly identified at this time.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026

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