commoner
Example Sentences
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One compares her to baseball star Shohei Ohtani, another praises her as a "commoner prime minister".
From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026
Princess Mette-Marit married Norway's Crown Prince Haakon as a commoner when her son Marius Borg Høiby was four, and is in line to become queen when her husband accedes to the throne.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2026
LONDON—It was supposed to be the moment a shamed prince was reduced to humble commoner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025
He is only concerned about increasing his own wealth, power, and influence, all at the expense of the commoner or anyone else that he can exploit.
From Salon • Feb. 26, 2025
The only feature of the New World named after a commoner before 1507 seems to have been the Rio de Fonsoa, named after a sponsor of the 1499 expedition.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing commoner
Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Introductory
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Middle School and High School
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European Colonization of North America, Lessons 3–5
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