How to Use publicly in a Sentence

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  • The policies have been publicly approved.
  • She very publicly acknowledged her mistake.
  • The information is publicly available.
  • But the White House has brushed off the polling, at least publicly.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2022
  • Both of them have publicly vowed to remain in the race.
    — Will McDuffie, ABC News, 17 Jan. 2024
  • This is what Trump has said publicly about Swift ahead of the game.
    — Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 8 Feb. 2025
  • At the time, de Rossi had not yet publicly come out as a lesbian.
    — Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The names of all three men are not being publicly released because of their ages at the time of the crime.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 13 May 2023
  • His views on whether the U.S. should regain control of the canal are not publicly known.
    — Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
  • And a lot of those players aren’t afraid to voice that desire publicly.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 19 Apr. 2023
  • Her death prompted mass protests across the country, with some publicly calling for the end of the regime.
    — Anna Gordon, TIME, 20 May 2024
  • At the time of writing, the board’s members have not been announced publicly.
    — Abby Monteil, Them., 27 May 2025
  • The company has so far not identified the source of the leak, at least publicly.
    — Mansee Khurana, NPR, 1 Apr. 2024
  • In the past, the Les Misérables actress has shared her support publicly for a third film.
    — Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Dec. 2022
  • Since Rachel’s rise to fame, she’s publicly raved about her husband.
    — Jessica Vacco-Bolaños, Peoplemag, 28 July 2024
  • The proud parents have yet to publicly announce their son's name.
    — Amethyst Tate, PEOPLE.com, 26 July 2022
  • Schumer, who has publicly backed Biden, would be the most senior Democrat to call for Biden to step aside.
    — David Goldiner, New York Daily News, 17 July 2024
  • The Holt interview would publicly set the tone for Harris’s first two years.
    — Astead W. Herndon, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
  • This isn’t the first time the White Lotus actor has publicly addressed her teeth.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
  • This raises the question of whether the campaign has the rights, owned by 20th Century Fox, to use the song publicly.
    — Caroline Frost, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2024
  • With Creighton in the fold, the eight-team field was publicly unveiled in mid-June, but certitude would still be a ways off.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Haven chose to lead during the pandemic, fighting publicly for the needs of its clients.
    — Renae Gregoire, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Bancroft also did not publicly post the video, but sent it to a friend, the attorney said.
    — Phil Helsel, NBC News, 22 July 2022
  • Chick-fil-A is private and doesn’t publicly share sales figures.
    — Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Farren played it publicly for the first time that night at The Listening Room in Nashville.
    — Tom Roland, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Of course, the only persona most people will know is the one Pushaw presents publicly and online.
    — Paul Farhi, Washington Post, 27 July 2022
  • The Browns have declined to comment publicly on Watson’s status with the team.
    — New York Times, 9 June 2022
  • Israel has not publicly acknowledged a role in the blasts.
    — Jane Arraf, NPR, 23 Sep. 2024
  • The pair publicly split less than two years after tying the knot in September 2020.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024
  • This led to a delay of the next test flight and an odd resolution between the company and the regulator that was not publicly disclosed but amounts to a slap on the wrist.
    — Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025

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