peasants
Example Sentences
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The late French queen is best known for her supposedly callous, clueless, privileged suggestion that if the peasants couldn’t get enough bread, they should eat cake instead.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026
"We are peasants, our houses were destroyed, and we have no help so far," said Muslimo Hassan Isaq, 56.
From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025
When the Song dynasty took over China in the late 10th century, the feudal system that gave aristocrats control of land and peasants in return for military service was breaking down.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 29, 2025
But there are significant differences between then and now: Under the feudal system, the lord had, in principle, certain obligations to peasants in addition to his right to command them.
From Salon • Jun. 22, 2025
As a nobleman, Antonmaria did not work; he collected rent and goods from the peasants who tended his land in the countryside.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
