adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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public-spirited citizens
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Any public-spirited citizen would have been.
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I had never felt public-spirited before.
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If that were all, I'd applaud it as a wise and public-spirited action and I hope it starts a trend.
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It was most kind and public-spirited of you to look after the seat for us in this way.
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Mr Beard, of Northlands, Chester-le-Street, was commended for his public-spirited action.
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No doubt she was supervising the school debating society or another of her public-spirited activities.
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There were so many evening meetings to attend ... Jean never questioned where her public-spirited husband was really going.