ordinary citizen

Example Sentences

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“The Act does not regulate conduct that any ordinary citizen could perform,” Bennett wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

She also said she was an ordinary citizen who was unemployed and wanted to protest against the government for clamping down on people.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2023

What does an ordinary citizen do with, say, $50 million?

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2023

More satirical than “The West Wing,” less caustic than “Veep,” with higher stakes than in “Parks and Recreation,” “Servant of the People” is a what-if fable about an ordinary citizen vaulted into power.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2022

Agathocles the Sicilian, who became King of Syracuse, was not only an ordinary citizen but also of the lowest and most abject condition.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli