average person

Example Sentences

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The whole point of a cat-and-mouse tale is to show us how clever the mouse is, but Daniel doesn’t do anything the average person wouldn’t think of.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

According to Budget Your Trip, the average person who is not attending a wedding spends $19 per day on food.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

And, Alana said, she’s not alone: “Anyone who’s an average person is in the same boat, we’re all just trying to stay afloat.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

As Chester told me, “The system is so extensive, it’s impossible for the average person to opt out of” all the means of tracking afforded by TV-as-internet.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

And he’s shorter than the average person, but not short enough to be considered “short.”

From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman