How to Use in public in a Sentence

in public

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  • The events were not taught in school and rarely discussed in public.
    — Joe Heim, Washington Post, 11 Mar. 2024
  • This is the last time Catherine is seen in public for some time.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 27 Feb. 2024
  • They were spotted kissing in public for the first time the next day.
    — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
  • He was last seen in public trying to board a train from Laos to Thailand.
    — Tiffany May, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Strangers showed up at some of their homes and confronted some of them in public.
    — CBS News, 16 Dec. 2023
  • People simply won’t wear masks all the time in public for months on end.
    — David Leonhardt, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Ever been on the precipice of something great, only to fail — and fail hard, in public?
    — Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 6 June 2023
  • Those hiccups have often played out in public view for the Pac-12.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2023
  • In the end, the two sides agreed to limit the use of the technology in public spaces with more guardrails.
    — Jillian Deutsch, Fortune, 9 Dec. 2023
  • Their confidence stays up along with the bra (no more having to hoist it up in public).
    — Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 20 Mar. 2024
  • The most frequent kind of mass killings this year, however, hasn’t been in public.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Oct. 2023
  • The two generals who were removed have not been seen in public for months.
    — Dan De Luce, NBC News, 2 Aug. 2023
  • This wasn’t even rumored in the buildup to the show, and the Led Zeppelin guitarist has only played in public a handful of times over the past decade.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
  • It's been nearly 10 years since Simmons was last seen in public.
    — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024
  • There have been a couple times in my life when my fly was down in public and was informed by someone who cared.
    — oregonlive, 15 Aug. 2023
  • He was replaced as the head of the Ukraine war by Gen. Valery Gerasimov, who has also not been seen in public since the rebellion.
    — Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 29 June 2023
  • Rage aren’t a band like Aerosmith or Fleetwood Mac that airs their dirty laundry in public.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 4 Jan. 2024
  • In her later years, Adams said she was still getting spotted in public.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Hepp, the former warden, is charged with one count of felony misconduct in public office in that case.
    — Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 12 June 2024
  • The occasional squirrel hunt is like riding a bike with no hands or smooching with your wife in public.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
  • This arrangement has been one Apple has been loath to discuss in public.
    — Trisha Thadani, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Belichick, meanwhile, barely wants to say Jones’s name in public.
    — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 11 July 2023
  • Belt exchanges like these are common but seldom seen in public.
    — Morgan Campbell, New York Times, 30 July 2023
  • Or even an annoying habit like flossing your teeth in public.
    — Haben Kelati, Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2024
  • Followers sent him photos of the flowers and notes left in tribute to the late premier in public spaces across the country.
    — Nectar Gan, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
  • The filing alleges that Williams was fired in public by an agent of Lizzo about a week after a workplace confrontation with the singer.
    — Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Guns are cast as a necessary tool of self-defense, not only at home but also in public.
    — Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2024
  • Deif has never been seen in public and his whereabouts are unknown.
    — Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Those actions include: Continuing to train employees not to talk about patients in public spaces.
    — Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Aug. 2024
  • Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is newly catering to the crypto sector in public addresses on the campaign trail.
    — Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2024

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