commoner

Example Sentences

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In other places, commoners, not elites, engaged with ruins.

From Science Magazine

If commoners' living standards slip—not relative to the elites, but relative to what they had before—they accept the overtures of the counter-elites and start oiling the axles of their tumbrels.

From Salon

Amanda Foreman recounts the surprising love story of two people — one born royal, the other a commoner — who together chose to step out of the limelight.

From New York Times

Protecting the investments of royals and commoners explains why hospitals such as Alkarkhi’s treat as many as 150 falcons a day.

From Los Angeles Times

In recent decades, royals around the world have relinquished their official roles because of scandals and family feuds, or to marry commoners or divorcées.

From New York Times