ordinary citizen

Example Sentences

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“The Act does not regulate conduct that any ordinary citizen could perform,” Bennett wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

But, under the law, he is just an ordinary citizen at this point in time.

From Salon • Apr. 22, 2024

What does an ordinary citizen do with, say, $50 million?

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

There was little fear of serious consequence for an ordinary citizen making a joke.

From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2022

Agathocles the Sicilian, who became King of Syracuse, was not only an ordinary citizen but also of the lowest and most abject condition.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli