Example sentences for: government-owned

How can you use “government-owned” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • That was not counting the inevitable "business delegation" composed of representatives of government-owned financial institutions and companies, the Manila Times added, pointing out that "every single presidential aide or factotum gets $2,000 in allowance for a trip," meaning "$200,000 going down the drain for allowances alone," on top of which there were the air fares, hotel bills, rented cars and communications equipment, phone bills, "etcetera."

  • The government-owned plant unwittingly exposed the workers and the environment to small amounts of plutonium, and greatly underestimated the health risks posed by exposure to uranium.

  • Pousadas, found beyond Lisbon, are government-owned hotels and inns; the ones listed occupy historic buildings, and their restaurants are usually among the town’s best.

  • Allegations have emerged suggesting a French conglomerate paid $44 million in bribes to the CDU to encourage the sale of a German government-owned refinery.

  • The president is revealed to have, not just a mistress, but an entire second family, whom he has been housing, for years, in a government-owned apartment.


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