How to Use public knowledge in a Sentence

public knowledge

noun
  • But that was not public knowledge until Steinberg died in 1999, since van Dalen kept the job a secret.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 June 2024
  • Most of this happens out of sight and out of mind, often without public knowledge or consent.
    Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The lack of widespread public knowledge about this election and other issues prompted me to run for City Council.
    Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
  • Then the romance becomes public knowledge and internet trolls and tabloid journalists rush in to tear Solène down.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 1 May 2024
  • The lawyer, 45, filed for a divorce from Holmes in December after his romance with Robach became public knowledge.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 23 Oct. 2023
  • In the meantime, public knowledge of the actions in the White House that precipitated Jan. 6 was building rapidly.
    Aaron C. Davis, Washington Post, 19 June 2023
  • The consequences for public knowledge and discourse could be profound.
    Brooke Borel, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018
  • Although Peck's case has been public knowledge for years, it wasn't previously known that Bell was the alleged victim.
    USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Those charges were not surprising—the press had known their basic contours for weeks and the crimes he is being accused of committing have been public knowledge for years.
    Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 4 May 2023
  • Aside from those closest to the couple, their relationship was not public knowledge.
    Katie Mannion, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Tripp asks his mother when that juicy tidbit becomes public knowledge.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Sinner’s triumph comes against the backdrop of his recent doping case that became public knowledge on August 20 – news that shocked the tennis world.
    Jill Martin, CNN, 8 Sep. 2024
  • Neither Bush nor Hughes has publicly issued a statement on the split, which became public knowledge just 13 months after the couple's wedding.
    Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Biden’s family tree has long been public knowledge—but until now, no one seems to have linked his great-great-grandfather Moses J. Robinette with the nation’s 16th president.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Payrolls were public knowledge, and the Yankees, Red Sox, and Dodgers emerged as the highest-spending teams because of their ability to create revenue with storied venues and attract free agents with a rich history and the lure of winning.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2023
  • The rest of the story involves daughter Jae-young’s troubles at her elite private school, where a romance with another female student risks becoming public knowledge.
    Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Feb. 2023
  • The land acquisitions became public knowledge only a few days before the announcement of the theme park, aptly named Disney’s America.
    Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 23 Sep. 2024
  • With all this transparency and public knowledge about celebrity PR setups, one wonders if all the fun or, more precisely, mystique, has been removed from observing celebrities in public.
    Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 4 June 2024
  • But the workplace harassment stuff with Hasan was already documented and public knowledge, and Comedy Central was still considering him for the job.
    Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
  • As the relationship between Harris Construction and Hanson became public knowledge, he was forced out.
    Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2024
  • His prior routine sparked an outcry with some deeming the gesture insensitive after Miller’s involvement in the Jan. 15 Tuscaloosa strip shooting became public knowledge.
    Nick Alvarez | Nalvarez@al.com, al, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Long before that, however, Charlotte’s Web helped broaden public knowledge about the potential medicinal uses for cannabis.
    Christine Ricciardi, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2024
  • The former head of Volkswagen’s luxury division admitted wrongdoing and regret for his failure to keep rigged cars off the market even after the scandal had become public knowledge.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023
  • Their romance became public knowledge in November 2022 as photos of them cozying up together surfaced.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 9 Dec. 2023
  • The evidence collected by Bragg's team during the investigation is not public knowledge, and grand jury proceedings are secret.
    Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2023
  • As a result, the beginning is heavy on exposition, and although the outcome is technically public knowledge, packaging the story as a mystery can feel somewhat exploitative.
    Janey Tracey, EW.com, 23 May 2024
  • Advertisement Many of the details in Steinberg’s masterful account have long been public knowledge thanks to court cases, newspaper articles and previous books.
    Glenn Frankel, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
  • His release came hours before his commutation became public knowledge.
    Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
  • All school board meetings must be made public knowledge per the Arkansas Department of Education regulations.
    Paige Eichkorn, Arkansas Online, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Many of the interviewees discuss the experience of being unable to land a booking after their sexuality became public knowledge.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2024

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