How to Use public service in a Sentence

public service

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  • The cost of public services is on the rise.
  • He works in public service.
  • She has devoted her life to public service.
  • The company is heavily involved in public service.
  • The station is running antismoking commercials as a public service.
  • The coverage won the Times the Pulitzer Prize for public service.
    — Arkansas Online, 4 Mar. 2023
  • To some, the $12 monthly fire public service fee seems like a small amount to pay.
    — Alexandra Difani, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • This, in turn, will help to restore trust in public service.
    — Nick Corasaniti, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The king has made climate a top issue in his decades of public service.
    — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 10 July 2023
  • As a public service, The Tennessean has made this content free.
    — Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Passion for public service has been the driving force in my life.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • But as the cost of living mounts, and more cuts are made to public services, the time may well soon come when the optics of so many homes calls for a rethink.
    — Victoria Murphy, Town & Country, 8 Sep. 2023
  • All state and public services tracked in one location, right on your wrist.
    — Ron Charles, Washington Post, 25 July 2023
  • Their work ranges from business to arts to athletics to public service.
    — Brittany Shammas, Anchorage Daily News, 10 July 2023
  • But two parts of the private sector won’t be open and certain public services won’t be offered.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 18 Feb. 2024
  • Resume the process the doctor started of seizing her keys; take the marital hit as a public service.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
  • For many, their times overseas led them continue a life of public service back home.
    — ABC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Each of them makes sacrifices for a career in public service.
    — Martina Stewart, USA TODAY, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Despite her defeat, the career of the 47-year-old Luria in public service is probably not over yet.
    — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 26 Dec. 2022
  • The coalition contends that the changes would result in millions of dollars in cuts to local public services.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The defendant snatched away my son's career and his spirit of public service.
    — Elliot Hughes, Journal Sentinel, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Free to all readers This page is provided free to all readers as a public service.
    — The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
  • So as a public service, the trusty spreadsheet looked at a history of one-year moves in prices and rates to gauge how often waiting 12 months to buy paid off.
    — Jonathan Lansner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Regardless of where the final cost lands, the money will be paid from the state general fund, the account used to pay for most public services.
    — Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024
  • And this is – look, the president has had an amazing public service career.
    — CBS News, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The walkout is expected to disrupt public services large and small.
    — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2023
  • In February, the city approved an $8 increase to the fire public service fee, which allowed the department to hire nine new staffers.
    — Alexandra Difani, oregonlive, 25 July 2023
  • Rocque says Skura has done a great public service by simply talking about it.
    — Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The prospect of giving back at the highest levels of public service is a motivator if not a calling.
    — Will McDuffie, ABC News, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Now the barrier to entry — to public service — is more difficult to clear.
    — Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024

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