plebeian
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.
Gibbon anticipated — and Augustus mastered — something very much like Trump’s false bonding with plebeians:
From Salon
Its practical function: No one, neither courtier nor plebeian, could stand close to the queen, conspicuous in her splendid isolation.
From Los Angeles Times
But the filmmakers have given him an all-access pass, from plebeian alleyways to marbled halls of power, and he is forever walking in unannounced on people who could literally have his head.
From Los Angeles Times
But there are good deals for us plebeians if you know where to look.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
