Antonym: in private. Similar words: public, republic, publicly, Republican, publicity, publication, the general public, publish. Meaning: adv. in a manner accessible to or observable by the public; openly.
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1 Admonish your friends in private, praise them in public. 
2 Do not wash dirty linen in public.
3 Do not wash your dirty linen in public.
4 Don't wash your dirty linen in public.
5 Many people in public life have committed adultery.
6 Convention now allows women to smoke in public.
7 It was so embarrassing having to sing in public.
8 The Government are planning further cuts in public spending.
9 Mr. White made a bold speech in public.
10 We must refrain from spitting in public places.
11 Executions used to be held in public.
12 Speaking in public can be a nerve-wracking experience.
13 I always blush when I speak in public.
14 He has refrained from criticizing the government in public.
15 I'm a passionate believer in public art.
16 It is antisocial to leave one's litter in public places.
17 She was too proud to show her grief in public.
18 Schools are the latest victims of cuts in public spending.
19 France and Germany invest far more per capita in public transport than Britain.
20 She does not like to contradict her husband in public.
21 There has been a drop in public esteem for teachers.
22 The government followed a policy of restraint in public spending.
23 Placing a child in public care is sometimes the only solution to ill-treatment in the natural home.
24 With rare exceptions,[www.Sentencedict.com] he does not appear in public now.
25 A recent poll suggests some surprising changes in public opinion.
26 The idea of making a speech in public petrified him.
27 He snubbed her in public and made her feel an idiot.
28 More women are attaining positions of power in public life.
29 They voted in favour of the prohibition of smoking in public areas.
30 They were subjected to various indignities and discomforts, including having to get dressed and undressed in public.
More similar words: public, republic, publicly, Republican, publicity, publication, the general public, publish, publisher, input, on purpose, in part, in place, in person, blink, in place of, in point of, double, in practice, voluble, trouble, sibling, double up, troubled, a case in point, in particular, slice, click, oblivious, establish.