How to Use public works in a Sentence

public works

plural noun

• One of these was to build great public works—most notably, the bridge to Sicily.
  — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
• The mayor controls three of the five votes on the board: his, and those of his appointees, Shea and the public works director.
  — Phil Davis, baltimoresun.com, 9 June 2021
• Kyle’s public works director, Harper Wilder, praised the idea for the sale in the news release.
  — Annie Blanks, San Antonio Express-News, 9 Dec. 2021
• Trucks from the city’s fire, public works, and EMS will be available for hands-on demonstrations.
  — cleveland, 21 July 2023
• Across Europe and the U.S. unlikely art thieves have tried to steal Banksy’s public works.
  — Ryan Hogg, Fortune, 14 Aug. 2024
• Members were set to confirm Kent Kohlhase to the role of public works director.
  — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2022
• Columbia Parkway was built in the 1930s as a public works project.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2021
• Roads around much of the city are still slick from ice, said public works director Ali Hatefi.
  — Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023
• In 1981, a public works project in the area unearthed a bar of melted Aztec gold — a small part of the loot that the Spanish soldiers dropped in their retreat.
  — Maria Verza, ajc, 13 Aug. 2021
• The House passed the $1 trillion bill on Nov. 5 to rebuild the country’s aging public works system.
  — New York Times, 16 Nov. 2021
• There are around 7,500 streetlights in the city, said Dan Johnson, the city’s public works director.
  — Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Dec. 2021
• John Moran as chairman of the public works committee; 7th Ward Ald.
  — Jennifer Johnson, chicagotribune.com, 19 May 2021
• The 46 acres near the dry Salt River house the city's public works, compost yard and recycling services.
  — Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2022
• But these are the kinds of public works that, in other forms, win progressive approval.
  — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
• That means time and money for the city’s code enforcement and public works teams, which then have to dispatch staff to remove the debris.
  — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
• The unemployed would be put to work in slum clearance, road building and other public works projects.
  — Michael Bernick, Forbes, 19 July 2022
• The first is a rare $1 trillion bipartisan public works bill passed the Senate this summer, but is bogged down in the House.
  — Dallas News, 4 Oct. 2021
• In the last year, public works teams have responded to 3,200 encampments in Long Beach, according to the memo.
  — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024
• These proposals would put forth venues and public works that best capture the soul and vitality of the city.
  — Michael Snidal, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
• Critics claimed that Moses’s public works projects often came at the expanse of people of color.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 27 June 2022
• Dave Cohen, the public works director, said in the statement that Wellesley water is safe to drink and use.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 1 June 2021
• Robert Knecht, Memphis’ public works director, said Thursday night said that 225 trees had been downed on the city's streets.
  — NBC News, 6 Feb. 2022
• So far, none has substantially changed the framework of the public works package.
  — Lisa Mascaro, chicagotribune.com, 7 Aug. 2021
• Also, a food scrap drop off program at the Temple Court side of the village’s public works garage will continue.
  — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
• The White House says the agreement calls for about $579 billion in new spending over the next five years for roads, bridges, public transit and other public works.
  — CBS News, 25 June 2021
• In 2006, he was hired for his current position as the director of public works.
  — Evan Frank, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2021
• The legislation says all the projects after the first two prisons will follow the standard public works bid law.
  — Mike Cason | [e-mail], al, 3 Oct. 2021
• The city’s payment does not reflect the full amount each school receives from the Classic—or the full cost to the city, which pays police, fire, EMS, public works, and stadium staff.
  — Roy S. Johnson | [e-mail], al, 12 Nov. 2022
• Rising costs due to inflation—from public works to healthcare—exacerbate these pressures.
  — Tom Amburgey, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
• Many of the profits wound up in the state capital of Culiacán, a city of a million where gangsters have enjoyed a certain respect for their contributions to the economy, public works and charities — and for tamping down on common street crime.
  — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Dec 2024