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 coverage won the Times the Pulitzer Prize for public service.
    Arkansas Online, 4 Mar. 2023
  • To some, the $12 monthly fire public service fee seems like a small amount to pay.
    Alexandra Difani, oregonlive, 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
  • That’s what drew Lorenz in: the focus on public service over clicks.
    Sanya Mansoor, TIME, 19 Sep. 2024
  • This, in turn, will help to restore trust in public service.
    Nick Corasaniti, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The king has made climate a top issue in his decades of public service.
    Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 10 July 2023
  • 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
  • Your journey started in the Bay Area, in this life of public service.
    Essence, 9 Aug. 2024
  • As a public service, The Tennessean has made this content free.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 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
  • Bragg was on a break from public service, teaching at New York Law School.
    Michael Rothfeld Emily Woo Zeller Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • But as the cost of living mounts, and more cuts are made to public services, the time may well soon come when the optics of so many homes calls for a rethink.
    Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2023
  • All state and public services tracked in one location, right on your wrist.
    Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • Its reporting won the Pulitzer Prize for public service this year.
    New York Times, 17 June 2022
  • Their work ranges from business to arts to athletics to public service.
    Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
  • But most of them are not in the strenuous role of public service — and certainly not in the role of president.
    Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 19 July 2024
  • 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
  • This is a public service announcement from the ladies of The View: Men, please stop sending your nude pictures to women.
    EW.com, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Resume the process the doctor started of seizing her keys; take the marital hit as a public service.
    Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Brewer held the Carlsbad post more than nine years, capping 29 years of public service.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2022
  • For many, their times overseas led them continue a life of public service back home.
    ABC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Each of them makes sacrifices for a career in public service.
    Martina Stewart, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Despite her defeat, the career of the 47-year-old Luria in public service is probably not over yet.
    Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The primary role of government is to protect the rights and freedoms of citizens and provide essential public services to support the well being of society.
    Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 21 Oct. 2024
  • Allowing local governments to swap their debt with cheaper loans will free up money for public services and encourage the authorities to spend more.
    L'oreal Thompson Payton, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2024

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