How to Use public servant in a Sentence

public servant

noun

• One who could try, one who could try to be a good public servant.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
• Here’s a look back at some of the worst things Johnson has said and done as a public servant.
  — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 9 June 2023
• But Wes Moore has been a public servant his whole adult life.
  — Zizi Strater, Peoplemag, 19 Jan. 2023
• This will give you a little glimpse into the world of a public servant.
  — Tom Margenau, Dallas News, 23 Aug. 2020
• The star of the impeachment hearings so far isn't a sober public servant.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 20 Nov. 2019
• In 41 years as a public servant, Earl Devaney spent much of his time searching for fraud and waste.
  — James R. Hagerty, WSJ, 12 May 2022
• At the time of her passing, perhaps no public servant was more revered.
  — Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2020
• These are public servants, and these are partners inside the work.
  — CBS News, 15 Sep. 2024
• In the early to mid-1900s, the home was occupied by S.D. Lawrence, a public servant who helped raise funds for the first school buildings in Mesquite.
  — Kayla Hui, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
• Asked to assess his latest turn as a public servant, a sly smile crossed his face.
  — Manuel Roig-Franzia, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2020
• Few Hoosier public servants are lauded more than the late Sen. Richard Lugar, who died in 2019.
  — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Sep. 2024
• No public servant, no person who’s telling the truth should be treated that way.
  — Fox News, 3 Mar. 2021
• Not even a public servant with a record like Fauci’s can predict that.
  — Alexis C. Madrigal, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2020
• Fauci has been a doctor and public servant for more than 50 years.
  — Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2022
• Take public servant exams, apply for grad schools, study abroad or go find a job.
  — Lily Kuo, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
• The country has lost a great public servant, who was also a great mentor and friend to many in law and politics.
  — John Yoo, National Review, 4 Oct. 2022
• Among the injured were nine civilians, a public servant and 27 female members of the police force.
  — Tara John, CNN, 29 Sep. 2021
• The former public servant, a father of two, now fishes for a living.
  — Ana Vanessa Herrero, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
• The books, which are untitled at the moment, will chronicle Pence's faith and his time as a public servant.
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 7 Apr. 2021
• The postal worker in this homicide was a public servant, which makes this crime even more disturbing.
  — Camille C. Knox, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2022
• The cost of his lifestyle sometimes outmatched that public servant salary.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2021
• The lesson of her story was a simple one: any public servant who gets in the crosshairs of this President will be destroyed by him.
  — David Rohde, The New Yorker, 15 Nov. 2019
• Calling herself a public servant, not a public figure, Braswell will not seek a full four-year term in 2022.
  — Mark Pazniokas, courant.com, 10 Dec. 2021
• The president appeared on Thursday night as the shadow of a great public servant.
  — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 June 2024
• The founders were quite aware that few individuals could live up to their ideal of a public servant.
  — Michael Szalma, Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2024
• Much like the rest of Trump’s inner circle, Atlas isn’t an expert or true public servant.
  — Nick Martin, The New Republic, 17 Nov. 2020
• McManus was charged with bribery of a public servant, a felony offense in Tennessee.
  — Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 3 Mar. 2021
• Married more than four decades to Joe Biden, a career public servant, Biden has learned along the way to carve out her own missions and initiatives.
  — Kate Bennett, CNN, 29 Apr. 2021
• For his part, Gallego has co-sponsored a bill intended to boost homeownership for first responders, teachers and public servants.
  — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 26 Sep. 2024
• Iswaran was imprisoned for 12 months for obstructing justice and improperly receiving gifts as a public servant, with Ong a central part of the prosecution’s case.
  — Reuters, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 3 Nov 2024