civil servant

Example Sentences

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“I used to think of myself as a civil servant, providing entertainment.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

“You don’t need to use them — you just need to wear them,” a civil servant says, capturing the government’s one-size-fits-all indifference.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Williams, a retired civil servant who is undergoing cancer treatment, considers her pension to be "fairly decent," but as the US cost of living has risen, she has had to dip into her savings.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Sima, a former senior civil servant who has recently retired, says her income is now six times what it was a decade ago, but in dollars, it is worth several times less.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

At that time, a career as a civil servant was a glittering prize for an African, the highest that a black man could aspire to.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela