public servant

Example Sentences

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The obscure law bans a person from soliciting or receiving nonpublic information from a public servant by means of their office or employment with the intent to obtain a benefit.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

But it’s important to have Smith on the record — and for the country to see him as the sober, serious public servant he is.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2026

"How am I gonna eat?" the 74-year-old public servant asked bitterly.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

Hayat, the son of a former public servant and a TikToker himself, was arrested soon after.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2025

Mother said it was the height of rudeness for a public servant with privileged knowledge to pry, and for once I had to agree with her.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly