common people
Example Sentences
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Although in her youth Catherine had imbibed Enlightenment views about the suffering of the common people, she was pragmatic enough to leave undisturbed the adamantine ways of the Russian countryside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
"The common people have supported us with an open heart," he added.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
"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
“Because they’re so common, people assume they’re quite boring,” said Breanna Putman, an ecologist at Cal State San Bernardino.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
These were good people, common people; the salt of the earth; people whom I should count myself fortunate to know.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
