common people
Example Sentences
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"The common people have supported us with an open heart," he added.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Mencken famously said, “is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
"If Robbie Williams comes out? No, I'm leaving," said a woman next to me in the audience, as the stage filled with random people - common people - dressed in plastic raincoats.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025
“Because they’re so common, people assume they’re quite boring,” said Breanna Putman, an ecologist at Cal State San Bernardino.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
Somehow I had never connected Mrs. Flowers with food or eating or any other common experience of common people.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
