Examples of public servant in a Sentence
the new governor vowed that he would always remember why he was called a public servant and not the people's master
concerned that the new federal agency would just add another slew of public servants to the government payroll
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Multitudes of nonpolitical public servants, normally left in place when new presidents come in, are out.
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Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The fact that Sheila is at a crucial moment in her own career as a public servant is mentioned once and never again.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Bove made the mistake of directing this corrupt order to Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, who despite being a staunch and longtime conservative understood her role foremost as a public servant charged with upholding the law.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Here’s a rundown, with examples from previous Forbes reporting, of the ways in which government employees might end up richer than a public servant’s salary would suggest.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2025
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Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 22 Feb. 2025
The fact that Sheila is at a crucial moment in her own career as a public servant is mentioned once and never again.
—Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Bove made the mistake of directing this corrupt order to Acting Manhattan U.S. Attorney Danielle Sassoon, who despite being a staunch and longtime conservative understood her role foremost as a public servant charged with upholding the law.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
Here’s a rundown, with examples from previous Forbes reporting, of the ways in which government employees might end up richer than a public servant’s salary would suggest.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for public servant
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“Public servant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20servant. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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