peasant

Example Sentences

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All the enlightened reformers in Europe were desperately trying to eliminate the peasant peculiarities and plebeian dialects that divided the peoples of their nations.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Twitter’s current lords & peasants system for who has or doesn’t have a blue check mark is b------t,” he wrote.

From Washington Post

For one thing, it tracks: Every society has its rulers, whether they’re overprivileged nobles or First Families of Virginia — both groups expecting the peasants to bow and scrape before their money and power.

From Los Angeles Times

The group's goal is to teach and promote the cuisine, while also "vindicating the role of peasant women," They offer cooking classes at the kitchen, located an hour and a half outside of Guadalajara.

From Salon

This 2017 book tells the horrific story of Ukraine’s treatment at the hands of Stalin in the 1930s, when the dictator drove its peasants off their farms and into collectives.

From Los Angeles Times