How to Use the public in a Sentence

the public

noun
  • And the risk to the public is low.
    — Iain Sullivan, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • All events are open to the public.
    — Frank Vaisvilas, jsonline.com, 24 Sep. 2025
  • The event is open to the public.
    — Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • This event is free and open to the public.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The event will be free to the public.
    — Giana Levy, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For the public, the stakes are high.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The event is free and open to the public.
    — Killian Baarlaer, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The event is free and open to the public.
    — Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And the public can join in the fun with a new part of the event.
    — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The centers are free and open to the public.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026
  • But the public is getting the short end of the stick.
    — Eric Markowitz, Big Think, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The centers are free and open to the public.
    — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • The driving range would not be open to the public.
    — Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026
  • Members of the public were asked to avoid the area.
    — Brian Dakss, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • There is no current threat to the public.
    — Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The site remains open to the public.
    — Eva Andersen, CBS News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Howard worried that the truth might soon be out of the public reach.
    — Michael S. Williamson, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
  • The sessions are open to the public.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 18 Feb. 2026
  • People from the public tried to come too and the city came down hard on me.
    — Jim Weiker, The Enquirer, 16 Mar. 2023
  • What would the public response be?
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Hall has largely stayed out of the public eye since the scandal.
    — Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Her work is inviting the public to take a closer look.
    — Mr. Wash, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • There were no court schedules tacked up for the public to peruse.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 20 June 2026
  • But the public part of the platform lists hundreds of items for sale.
    — Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Police are urging the public to stay away from the area.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 8 Jan. 2026
  • And the public is left confused and ever less healthy.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Carroll said there does not appear to be any threat to the public.
    — Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The videos have never been seen by the public before now.
    — Paul Larosa, CBS News, 3 May 2026
  • Nnamdie notes how that piece drew similar ire from the public.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Murphy said the meetings will be open to the public.
    — Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 10 Sep. 2025

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