common people
Example Sentences
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Mencken said that “democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
It’s playing with fire, and the common people will not be unscathed.
From Slate ● May 15, 2026
Although in her youth Catherine had imbibed Enlightenment views about the suffering of the common people, she was pragmatic enough to leave undisturbed the adamantine ways of the Russian countryside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
"The common people have supported us with an open heart," he added.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Being in high school, she knew something of parliamentary procedure, and thought it might be a good idea to have the chairman represent the common people.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
