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
“From registering to completing my care took me an hour,” said Dr Kariem, who himself went for a medical check-up and joined the queue as an ordinary citizen.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2024
What does an ordinary citizen do with, say, $50 million?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
There was little fear of serious consequence for an ordinary citizen making a joke.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 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
