Below you will find example sentences with "public opinion". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Public Opinion in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: opinion
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 17
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 26.5 words

Words in this phrase

public opinion

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • public can mean: Able to be known or seen by everyone; happening without concealment; open to general view. Very common word
  • opinion can mean: A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, perso... Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 9 start, 8 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

analysis of public opinion polls in 1× diversity of public opinion and the 1× get worse public opinion than we 1× hong kong public opinion research institute 1× influenced by public opinion good or 1× into account public opinion but the 1× known books public opinion 1922 and 1× may conduct public opinion surveys analyze 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after the emancipation 1× by contrast he 1× de gaulle and 1× despite massive sums 1× gulyás dismissed opinion 1× hong kong public 1×

Common sentence endings:

among ordinary americans 1× analyze public documents 1× as other concerns 1× as time passes 1× crime in question 1× france hazareesingh sudhir 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

polls 5× support 4× government 4× survey 4× surveys 3× states 3× party 3× analyze 3× show 2× rights 2× abortion 2× conservative 2×

Related phrases

public transport public sector public transportation public health pennsylvania public public relations public defender public records public schools public works

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around opinion:

opinion polls 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

public offering public meetings public library public lands public key public instruction

Just after it in the phrase index:

public participation public places public policy public prosecution public prosecutor public records

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

public transport public sector public transportation public health public relations public defender

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "public opinion" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 26.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as analysis of public opinion polls in, diversity of public opinion and the, polls, support and government stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with public transport, public sector, public transportation and opinion polls, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with public opinion

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Opinion polls being surveys of public opinion from particular samples. (10 words)

May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents. (12 words)

It is the public we serve, and our service stories are influenced by public opinion, good or bad. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

The Guyana government said it had nothing to do with the public opinion survey that was being held from November 30 to December 13, 2024, and urged the public to be cautious if they are visited or contacted by persons affiliated with that survey. (44 words)

In his best-known books, Public Opinion (1922) and The Phantom Public (1925), Lippmann argued that most individuals lacked the capacity, time, and motivation to follow and analyze news of the many complex policy questions that troubled society. (38 words)

Despite massive sums of money spent to channel public opinion in the United States in favor of Israel, unmistakable trends in opinion polls are attesting to the changing dynamics of Israel’s support among ordinary Americans. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

Modern-day public opinion The public opinion on the death penalty varies considerably by country and by the crime in question.

Public opinion Popular opinion surveys show that the public views Medicare’s problems as serious, but not as urgent as other concerns.

Reproductive rights groups have brought referendums to defend abortion rights, succeeding even in very conservative states, like Kansas, and revealing that public opinion about abortion is often less conservative than the opinion of state legislators.

Gulyás dismissed opinion polls indicating the Tisza Party was ahead of Fidesz, saying that such pollsters did not gauge public opinion but tried to shape politics.

Despite massive sums of money spent to channel public opinion in the United States in favor of Israel, unmistakable trends in opinion polls are attesting to the changing dynamics of Israel’s support among ordinary Americans.

Opinion polls being surveys of public opinion from particular samples.

By contrast, he thought the United States required greater compromise because of the diversity of public opinion and the difficulty of forming a majority opinion; thus practical reform to the government was necessarily slow.

In my opinion, we couldn't get worse public opinion than we have had or have less customers with what we've got to sell.

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Recent public opinion polls show the two parties nearly tied for public support, with the Alberta Party and the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta trailing far behind.

Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute will cancel about one-fourth of its regular survey questions, which have been a valuable gauge of public sentiment in the city.

Public opinion seems firmly against any tax surges, with a BMG Research survey showing a paltry 4% support for increased fuel duty as a measure to restore public accounts.

The Guyana government said it had nothing to do with the public opinion survey that was being held from November 30 to December 13, 2024, and urged the public to be cautious if they are visited or contacted by persons affiliated with that survey.

The two-state mantra seems more and more like a public relations posture to satisfy world public opinion as time passes.

May conduct public opinion surveys, analyze election results, or analyze public documents.

It is the public we serve, and our service stories are influenced by public opinion, good or bad.

After the emancipation of the serfs in 1861, the Russian state was compelled to take into account public opinion, but the government failed to gain the public's support.

De Gaulle and Eisenhower: The public image of the victorious general (1961), Statistical analysis of public opinion polls in US and France * Hazareesingh, Sudhir.

However, as Yeltsin's standing with public opinion plummeted in 1995, Chernomyrdin became one of many Government officials who received public blame from the president for failures in the Yeltsin administration.

In his best-known books, Public Opinion (1922) and The Phantom Public (1925), Lippmann argued that most individuals lacked the capacity, time, and motivation to follow and analyze news of the many complex policy questions that troubled society.

In Night Falls Fast, Jamison dedicates a chapter to American public policy and public opinion as it relates to suicide.

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