How to Use public works in a Sentence

public works

plural noun
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  • There are job openings in the law department, public works and other departments.
    — cleveland, 8 Apr. 2022
  • Several city officials were informed by the public works director that wire fraud had occurred.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2022
  • Pat Sullivan, director of public works, said that tree roots fractured the existing line.
    — Megan Rodriguez, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The 46 acres near the dry Salt River house the city's public works, compost yard and recycling services.
    — Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Forecasters expect debt to creep back up as banks lend more and Beijing pumps money into the economy through higher spending on public works.
    — Joe McDonald, ajc, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Robert Knecht, Memphis’ public works director, said Thursday night said that 225 trees had been downed on the city's streets.
    — NBC News, 6 Feb. 2022
  • Among them is Luana Enriquez, who lives near West Covina and works for the county public works department.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2022
  • Michael Dever, the county’s director of public works, emphasized that the plan has grown out of extensive public engagement.
    — Steven Litt, cleveland, 30 Mar. 2022
  • One of these was to build great public works—most notably, the bridge to Sicily.
    — Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Trucks from the city’s fire, public works, and EMS will be available for hands-on demonstrations.
    — cleveland, 21 July 2023
  • Members were set to confirm Kent Kohlhase to the role of public works director.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Roads around much of the city are still slick from ice, said public works director Ali Hatefi.
    — Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2023
  • But these are the kinds of public works that, in other forms, win progressive approval.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 22 July 2024
  • That means time and money for the city’s code enforcement and public works teams, which then have to dispatch staff to remove the debris.
    — Judith Prieve, The Mercury News, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The unemployed would be put to work in slum clearance, road building and other public works projects.
    — Michael Bernick, Forbes, 19 July 2022
  • These proposals would put forth venues and public works that best capture the soul and vitality of the city.
    — Michael Snidal, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Critics claimed that Moses’s public works projects often came at the expanse of people of color.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 27 June 2022
  • Also, a food scrap drop off program at the Temple Court side of the village’s public works garage will continue.
    — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 29 Nov. 2022
  • The city’s payment does not reflect the full amount each school receives from the Classic—or the full cost to the city, which pays police, fire, EMS, public works, and stadium staff.
    — Roy S. Johnson | Rjohnson@al.com, al, 12 Nov. 2022
  • Chris Brown, the city's public works director, asked the council to approve the agreement before Sept. 30, when a new state law will take effect.
    — Stacy Ryburn, arkansasonline.com, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Alex Garcia, the city’s deputy director of public works, said that the new bridge will be finished this October.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2022
  • Naperville Fire Chief Mark Puknaitis said city switched gears after the resort city failed to pick up the vehicle, which has been sitting in the city’s public works garage for a year and a half.
    — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2022
  • All work will be contracted and-or performed through the city’s public works department.
    — cleveland, 6 June 2022
  • El Cajon public works agency faced 17 claims, the second-most out of any department.
    — Blake Nelsonstaff Reporter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2022
  • Plains public works contractors repaint the lines on Main Street under the watchful eyes and bright lights of network cameras.
    — Vanessa McCray, ajc, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Images shared by the Dutch public works agency on Twitter appear to show police surrounding a car stopped in the middle of the highway.
    — Claire Parker, Washington Post, 28 June 2022
  • Now hiring: The City of Cleveland Heights is hiring for job openings in the parks and recreation, public works and other departments.
    — cleveland, 3 Feb. 2023
  • During the Great Depression nearly a century ago, the parks became a public works project.
    — Lori Nickel, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The town said its public works department is currently clearing brush and debris and some roads remain closed.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2024
  • The request was approved by the City-County Council's public works committee earlier this month.
    — Arika Herron, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024

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