layman

His voice throughout is that of a well-informed, open-minded layman who, almost by the way, is a natural storyteller.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026

“To me, as a layman and a couch athlete, the ability to throw a ball at 100 mph and then go out and hit three home runs?”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2025

To the layman, a self-propelled howitzer looks like a tank, but it has a bigger, 155mm gun to fire at longer range.

From Salon ● May 19, 2024

“Even for the layman… from talking to friends and family members, they’ve heard of Notre Dame,” said McQuaid, who founded the Pro Football Ireland podcast.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2023

But the experts do not post exact rules, and the layman is apt to fall back upon his final line of defense: “Well, I don’t know anything about art, but I know what I like.”

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

Enormous companies use it to work faster, and their engineers know enough about code to use it more powerfully than laymen.

From Slate ● Apr. 14, 2026

Savvy AI companies or a forward-thinking law firm will then learn enough to replace lawyers with a $99-a-month online service to guide laymen through divorce, custody and many other disputes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 11, 2026

While the term is used by laymen as a catch-all for electronic music, techno has a distinctive sound defined by a “four on the floor” uniform, rhythmic beat pattern.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2023

As he often said: “When life gives you laymen, make laymen aid.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2022

Gopal had taught me that magicians never reveal the secrets of their trade to laymen.

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg