How to Use public access in a Sentence

public access

noun
  • The extent of public access will comply with the agreement reached by Moody and the ACC.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 17 July 2024
  • There is a lot of public access to water, said Jym Mooney.
    Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The case has been marked by clashes over public access.
    Eva Dou, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Bitter debates over the lack of public access to the Sutter Buttes have roiled for years.
    Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2024
  • Bitter debates over the lack of public access to the Sutter Buttes have roiled for years.
    Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 31 May 2024
  • While there’s no public access to the roof, the surface contains about 7,000 plants, all native species.
    Beth Lipoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Part of the opposition to the restoration was also that the green spaces would be closed to public access for a while.
    Kiersten Hacker, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2024
  • But Dallas, unlike the state’s four other largest cities, allows public access to the files.
    Dallas Morning News, 6 July 2023
  • And the homeowners agreed to pay for park benches, signs and bicycle racks on the trail, along with a staircase to the beach to improve public access.
    Paul Rogers, The Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2024
  • The board struggled to agree on two areas of concern: school safety and public access to board meetings.
    Molly Gibbs, The Mercury News, 25 July 2024
  • Just before the trial, advocates lost a fight to get the court to provide a public access audio stream of the whole trial.
    Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023
  • If not, there are dozens of public access points along Topsail Island (most parking lots charge an hourly rate).
    Grace Haynes, Southern Living, 18 June 2024
  • The suit alleges that the construction restricted public access to the entirety of the beach.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
  • The current public access counselor is Luke Britt, who is the longest-serving person to lead the office.
    Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Nike closed one of its Portland stores to public access, telling city officials the closure was due to shoplifting.
    Kristine De Leon, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Apr. 2023
  • Visitors to the lake have three public access areas to launch boats for fishing and hunting.
    David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Apr. 2024
  • However, Brewer said this is not a valid reason to deny public access to the records.
    Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 3 May 2023
  • The opening is on time this year, a shift from the 2023 season when record snowfall and a break in the region's water pipeline delayed public access.
    Michael Salerno, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
  • The campground and day-use area are the only public access on Round Lake, northwest of Tawas in northern lower Michigan.
    Jennifer Dixon, Detroit Free Press, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Instead, the port has baked in policy language designed to create public access paths around most of the bay.
    Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Take in these natural areas, or simply kick it on the beach by entering the sand at any of the many public access points that run along the 14 miles of coastline.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 20 July 2023
  • One stood at the online public access catalog, a screen and keyboard, with a step stool and a little privacy screen on the sides.
    Melissa Gira Grant, The New Republic, 16 Mar. 2023
  • This could be an enhancement to the Chula Vista Bayfront and could have a positive impact on public access to the area’s coastline.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Richmond's Pipeline Trail is closed and padlocked to bar public access.
    Karri Peifer, Axios, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Due to the openness and often public access to a golf course, the Secret Service may prefer to close down parts of the course, but due to sensitivities, can't.
    Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The crucial impact of public access to pools has been fruitful on personal levels for children as well as adults.
    Léontine Gallois, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2024
  • The newest change being sought involves a public access street that leads to the factory property, just east of Dixie Highway and north of 154th Street.
    Mike Nolan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
  • However, the Coastal Commission also required the installation of stairways and trails as part of the project to preserve public access to the beach.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 May 2024
  • The zoo saw a spike in visitors since Moo Deng’s fame – so much that the zoo now has to limit public access to the baby’s enclosure to 5-minute windows throughout the day during weekends.
    Jintamas Saksornchai, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2024
  • Officials closed off public access to the tree in 2022, when hikers using unauthorized trails destroyed the surrounding forest.
    Jayme Moye, Outside Online, 7 Aug. 2024

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