for the common/public good

idiom

: in order to help or benefit everyone

citizens working together for the common/public good

Examples of for the common/public good in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web With social profit orientation, financial profits and benefits for the common good are equally prized. —

Leonard L. Berry, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2024 In the end, someone has to make hard decisions for the common good. —

New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2024 Leave the spectrum alone and let it be put to use for the public good, not a corporation’s bottom line. —

Kenneth E. Corey, New York Daily News, 31 July 2024 He was joined by Silicon Valley billionaires who are libertarians and don’t want the government to build for the common good. —

Caroline Frost, Deadline, 21 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for for the common/public good

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