common man
Example Sentences
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What he used this week was not the diction of the common man but the language of sociopathy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
They are also staying on message that economic policies, in the right hands, can benefit the common man.
From Salon • Aug. 27, 2024
Though this sport conjures images of the common man — Ralph Kramden, Archie Bunker and the Dude from “The Big Lebowski” — E.A.R.L. is a star at the bowling congress’ research center in Arlington, Texas.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023
"It is the matter of the entire country as the common man is being badly affected," said Abdul Rehim Kakar, leader of a traders' association of Balochistan.
From Reuters • Sep. 2, 2023
They turned the common man into a sultan of the open road.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
