hoi polloi

Example Sentences

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She installed a flashing “disco full” sign outside to discourage the hoi polloi and a slide-back peephole at the door to inspect supplicants for admission to the pounding music and gold-plated glamour of her Valhalla.

From New York Times

The bodega vegetables, which are readily accessible, are a punishment for the hoi polloi, while the organic co-op produce is reserved for those deemed worthy enough to enter.

From Salon

This is why Putin's invasion of Ukraine is received so differently by the Trumpist leaders and the hoi polloi.

From Salon

No pestilence had been ever so fatal, or so hideous,” begins Poe’s 1842 tale about a prince who parties with revelers safely locked away in his posh castle while the hoi polloi outside perish.

From Los Angeles Times

His belief in his own morality also means that, unlike Axe, he has to worry about what hoi polloi think.

From New York Times