How to Use public affairs in a Sentence

public affairs

plural noun
  • According to the 8th Fighter Wing’s public affairs office, the plane crashed at about 8:40 a.m. on Wednesday.
    Liz Friden, Fox News, 31 Jan. 2024
  • By the end of the decade, scholars and writers debated public affairs on Weibo, a Twitter-like platform.
    Han Zhang, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Xavier Mirailles, the company’s director of public affairs in France, says those changes brought order to Paris.
    WIRED, 31 Mar. 2023
  • At the time, that person was Mahina Martin, who is now the chief of communications and public affairs for Maui County and has been helping lead the response to the 2023 fires.
    Justine McDaniel, Washington Post, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Any such claims are false, said Jaclyn Rothenberg, the agency’s director of public affairs.
    Brieanna J. Frank, USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
  • Ivy-Dede worked in health care administration as well as law and public affairs, according to her LinkedIn page.
    Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Jan. 2024
  • The program, which debuts new episodes on Friday evenings, has long carved out a unique niche among public affairs shows, with most others airing on Sunday mornings.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Christina Garza and Connor Hagan, both public affairs officers, are often the ones who brainstorm the names.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 3 May 2024
  • Elk Grove public affairs manager Kristyn Laurence said in an email that the city’s ruling is largely a policy call.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 19 Apr. 2024
  • Young also owned a public affairs consulting firm called Civic Link Strategies.
    Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2023
  • Christopher Wells is the coalition’s senior vice president of public affairs.
    Edward Abrahams and Christopher J. Wells, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
  • General Ryder said that a fourth aide, Chris Meagher, the assistant to the secretary for public affairs, notified him.
    Helene Cooper, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The show is currently entering its ninth season on Sept. 16, serving as one of the top weekend public affairs programs on broadcast and cable.
    Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The new officer would be assigned in the police department's public affairs office.
    Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 19 Apr. 2024
  • NewsNation is making a play in the crowded and competitive Sunday public affairs show space.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Jan. 2024
  • According to John Blake, the Rangers’ executive vice president for public affairs, the helmet will be shipped off once the outfielder gets a replacement.
    Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 23 Apr. 2023
  • Each sign would display a digital image for eight seconds before switching to the next, said Layne Lawson, Clear Channel’s vice president of public affairs.
    Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Prior to the appointment, she was previously employed as the chief public affairs officer for MoveOn.org.
    Breanna Bell, Variety, 21 July 2023
  • Claire Reynolds, public affairs counsel to the disciplinary office, said the Commission for Lawyer Discipline will review the decision.
    Dallas News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The church public affairs office declined KPCW’s requests for interviews about the dewatering study.
    Ben Lasseter | Kpcw, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Fred Sutton, senior vice president of local public affairs for the California Apartment Assn., also said the amendment was key.
    Caroline Petrow-Cohen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Those who have the highest level of engagement — people who actively support candidates, stay informed about public affairs and have strongly held opinions about issues — are the most likely to feel that way.
    David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • However, Elk Grove public affairs manager Kristyn Laurence said the city currently has no plans to develop a fairgrounds space for festivals or concerts.
    Marcus D. Smith, Sacramento Bee, 6 May 2024
  • Sylvia, 64 Sylvia works as a public affairs consultant in Los Angeles, California.
    Amaris Encinas, The Indianapolis Star, 1 Sep. 2023
  • He was appointed deputy assistant secretary of state for public affairs in 1962 and, two years later, promoted to assistant secretary.
    Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 20 May 2024
  • Addie Teeters, the head of marketing communications and public affairs for Ahlstrom, said the company's policy is to not comment in detail on open litigation, but noted that Ahlstrom only took over the Rhinelander paper mill in recent years.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • One of our greatest assets is our exceptional faculty, actively engaged with students and deeply committed to both public service and public affairs scholarship.
    Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Seven other people were injured with gunshot wounds, none of which were critical, April Weatherly, an executive assistant at Nashville's public affairs office, said.
    Noah Osborne, NBC News, 3 Apr. 2024
  • His father, Elazar Barkan, is a professor of international and public affairs at Columbia University.
    Mike Ives, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2023
  • So the new Sunday-show moderator is introducing a different sort of recurring segment to NBC’s venerable public affairs program.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 22 Dec. 2023

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