populace

Example Sentences

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The populace reacted so strongly to those images.

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2026

Plato saw it as an inevitable consequence of democracy, when a quest for freedom leads to excess and the populace demands a strongman.

From Salon • Jan. 15, 2026

Faber is positive about one thing: the ability of capitalism to lift the world’s populace out of poverty.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 9, 2026

Taub is a true believer in the democratic process, and in the power of a unified populace to effect real and lasting change.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

Then came April and Melanie as the mourning populace, scattering flowers and chanting, “Weep for Prince Pete-ho-tep—fallen in battle,” in a high mournful wail.

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder