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
Shakespeare rarely writes about common people, O’Hara notes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025
The common people as well, seeing that they cannot resist the nobility, give their support to one man so as to be defended by his authority.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
