How to Use for the common/public good in a Sentence

for the common/public good

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  • And more of that, Sablan argues, is not just what the design industry needs—but what the world needs as a whole for the common good.
    — Nafeesah Allen, House Beautiful, 13 June 2022
  • Fire was a tool to be used for the common good rather than a disease to be eliminated.
    — Kiliii Yüyan, History & Culture, 17 Dec. 2020
  • For the humanists, the good and wise ruler was able to draw on his skills in language to persuade people to act for the common good.
    — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
  • This is the true nobility of nature, as insects, birds and plants work for their own needs and for the common good.
    — Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Wilson Stallings, who has a long-haired dachshund at home, put her own preferences aside for the common good.
    — Mark Kennedy, Star Tribune, 6 July 2021
  • In many situations, that can be leveraged for the common good.
    — Big Think, 24 June 2024
  • Cities broadly hold power to alter public streets and spaces for the public good.
    — Emily Badger, New York Times, 1 July 2023
  • Both stories are about a collective effort, a selfless effort, for the common good, for the good of all people on the planet.
    — Joshua Rothkopf, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2022
  • We were built on the concept of people coming together to help one another for the common good.
    — Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 3 July 2021
  • These examples show that unions are a powerful force for the common good, which is sorely needed at this time.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Shanties were sung as a way to get sailors to work together for the common good, even when they were stuck on small ships for years at a time, seeing the same few faces and hauling the same ropes every day.
    — Melissa Mohr, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2021
  • But the virtue of individualism doesn't take away our obligation to act for the common good.
    — David G. Allan, CNN, 19 Sep. 2020
  • What struck Snider is how everyone involved is pulling together for the common good.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2022
  • That’s a life-giving posture that presumes some disagreements but also love for the common good.
    — Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review, 28 June 2021
  • The Tragedy of the Commons happens when individuals make decisions that are right for themselves but wrong for the common good.
    — George Bradt, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
  • Solving the climate problem requires not just trust in science, but shared values and a will to collective action for the common good.
    — Adam H. Sobel, CNN, 2 Sep. 2021
  • There could come a day when we are asked to sacrifice a helluva lot more for the common good than uncomfortably high fuel prices.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2022
  • No doubt Google wields enormous digital and political clout, and not always for the public good.
    — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 20 Oct. 2020
  • Plenty of his allies and followers have only contempt for the idea of sacrificing for the common good.
    — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The Moon will make a final sextile to alchemical Pluto in Aquarius, showing us how to use our abilities for the common good.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Also, people with stronger and closer connections with others were more likely to act for the common good with the expectation that others would do the same.
    — Feng Hao, The Conversation, 22 July 2021
  • Political power is for those who want to do best for the common good, and gerrymandering is a tool to keep that from happening.
    — Erik Morse, Vogue, 30 May 2022
  • How will your community, organization, or business be part of the ‘charge’ to boost solar for the common good of our country?
    — Nicholas Wyman, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Known as a bridge-builder who sought to heal divisions and bring people together for the common good, Mason is the longest serving pastor in the church’s 70-year history.
    — Dallas News, 6 Jan. 2022
  • This could be a watershed moment for our nation, one at which no one in good faith could deny the corruption of truth has real-world consequences for the common good.
    — Jason Thacker, The Week, 6 Jan. 2022
  • After all, unlike gratuities, bribes can corrupt the official act — meaning that the official takes the act for private gain, not for the public good.
    — Harry Siegel, New York Daily News, 29 June 2024
  • The union also had asked the university to issue an apology, affirm its support for voting rights and declare that the school’s mission is for the public good.
    — Mike Schneider, chicagotribune.com, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Vermeule recently argued in favor of a Covid-19 vaccine mandate, on the grounds that the health and safety of the community was necessary for the common good.
    — New York Times, 19 Oct. 2021
  • The pope went on to say that people need to do what's best for the common good and follow public health precautions, adding that people were taking the idea of personal liberties out of context.
    — Mica Soellner, Washington Examiner, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Our police force may not be perfect but there are so many men and women that have dedicated their lives for the public good who have honest and upright intentions.
    — Brooks Johnson, Star Tribune, 27 July 2021

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