plebeian
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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 ● Nov. 21, 2025
Its practical function: No one, neither courtier nor plebeian, could stand close to the queen, conspicuous in her splendid isolation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
Wearing the jacket seemingly transforms you from a plebeian to a shapeless, off-duty celebrity ready for a paparazzi shot.
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
There were the paeans from plebeian basketball fans and politicians alike, almost as if public genuflection to a sports idol were American dogma.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2020
He liked the community’s stasis, its plebeian virtues and unassuming mien.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Gladiatorial culture developed with the rise of what were known as games, or those events put on by elite Romans for plebeians and others socially beneath them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
But there are good deals for us plebeians if you know where to look.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 19, 2023
While the common people of ancient Rome were called plebeians, which word was used for a member of the Roman aristocracy?
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2023
After 450 BCE, the plebeians met in a Plebian Assembly that annually elected ten officials known as tribunes.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
No matter how angry aristocrats are with their sovereign, they are always displeased when plebeians also dare to revolt.
From The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich
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