private citizen

Example Sentences

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If Powell stays, the Justice Department would not be pursuing a private citizen but a sitting central banker, raising the stakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

He last attended in 2011 as a private citizen.

From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026

Jewish Insider published what it called an exposé revealing that the mayor’s wife Rama Duwaji, a private citizen who holds no public office, had liked social media posts sympathetic to Palestinian rights.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

It can be debilitating, and it was difficult for me, but I adjusted, because I could hide behind my work, but as a private citizen, it was more difficult for her.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

Francesco became Duke of Milan from his station as a private citizen through appropriate methods and a great deal of virtue; and what he acquired with a thousand hardships he maintained with little effort.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli