lowborn

Example Sentences

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But Jan. 28, 1922, was also emblematic of the city itself, a place where out-of-town politicians and foreign diplomats lived among native-born locals, where the well-born and the lowborn could share armrests.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2022

But Ballad offers new insight into how the Capitol’s leading families viewed the rest of Panem, especially anyone “district,” like Coriolanus’ rich but lowborn friend, Sejanus.

From Slate • May 22, 2020

As Thomas Cromwell, More’s prosecutorial nemesis, Todd Cerveris has thuggishness enough but not the bristling intelligence that elevated the lowborn Cromwell to power.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2019

Jon — along with nearly everyone else in Westeros — believes he is the illegitimate son of Ned Stark and a lowborn woman.

From Time • Aug. 16, 2017

The lance was a knight's weapon, Sansa knew, the Slynts lowborn.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin