common people
Example Sentences
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For instance, Aleys’s late mother cherished books, even though common people rarely knew how to read and write, let alone owned books.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026
"The common people have supported us with an open heart," he added.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
Mencken famously said, “is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025
Thomas Jefferson seconded the idea and warned that representative government would be the tool of “tyranny” unless common people were equipped with the skills to resist it.
From Slate • Feb. 6, 2025
A principality is brought about either by the common people or by the nobility, depending on which of the two parties has the opportunity.
From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli
