common people

Example Sentences

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For instance, Aleys’ late mother cherished books, even though common people rarely knew how to read and write, let alone owned books.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

"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

Thomas Jefferson seconded the idea and warned that representative government would be the tool of “tyranny” unless common people were equipped with the skills to resist it.

From Slate • Feb. 6, 2025

I would address my words to two groups: I would tell Communists how common people felt, and I would tell common people of the self-sacrifice of Communists who strove for unity among them.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright