peasant

Example Sentences

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Our guest this week was born of sturdy peasant stock, with a heavy-duty frame, four-wheel driveline, two-speed transfer case, 10-speed automatic, all-terrain tires and a big ole V8 engine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

In long, meandering speeches laced with peasant folklore, Museveni often appeals for more time, likening himself to a farmer leaving a plantation just as it starts bearing fruit.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

This party traces its ideological roots to a 1946 peasant uprising in the southern state of Telangana.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

In their native Poland, they’re peasant food, yes — but also celebratory, regional and wildly varied.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

Quite naturally she considered the stuffs she wove unapproachable for fineness and beauty, and she was outraged when she heard that a simple peasant girl named Arachne declared her own work to be superior.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton