great unwashed
Example Sentences
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At Toro, his long hair, earring and fondness for holidays in Ibiza had endeared him to the great unwashed.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023
From the standpoint of the great unwashed these busts were simply delicious, taking down hedge fund managers, CEOs, at least one California winemaker, a Desperate Housewife and Aunt Becky from "Full House."
From Salon • Mar. 17, 2021
Instead she is selflessly educating the great unwashed by posting a video of her kids cleaning their hands with $39 Aesop soap.
From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2020
The movie academy considers its “patrician duty to tell the great unwashed what they should be watching,'” not rewarding what viewers pay to see, Cameron told The Daily Beast.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2017
"I'll see fair play!" roared a great unwashed man.
From Littlebourne Lock by Harrison, F. Bayford
