in public

Example Sentences

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Shear, with a resting face that seems halfway to panic attack, plays Sam, whose free-floating anxiety is enough to make him faint in public after getting laid off.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Rutte, like Stoltenberg, is called the "Trump whisperer" for his efforts in public, and private, to keep the unpredictable president on side.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“It’s a master class in public relations,” said Andrew Bloch, who runs London-based PR consultancy Andrew Bloch & Associates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Lawmakers recently approved $365 million in public funding to renovate Portland’s 30-year-old Moda Center, home to the Blazers, one of Oregon’s most prominent businesses.

From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026

After a very long life spent in public, the Mona Lisa was living out her days in private.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day