public figure

Example Sentences

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“Being a public figure, I’ve always sold,” explains Wilkinson.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The crown princess is far from the only public figure in Norway to be caught up in the Epstein files.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Would you place a bet on whether a public figure will say a specific word?

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

He teaches at Harvard and is a well-known public figure — a history communicator, scholar and storyteller and a minor TV star the world also knows as “Skip.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

So I quickly became a public figure within this Muslim world, regularly traveling to speak about my experiences as a minority member of Team USA.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad