common people
Example Sentences
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"Negligence with the safety of students and common people will not be tolerated at any cost," it said.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
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
Private property, the rule of law—in the American system common people could make binding agreements, own property, open businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Shakespeare rarely writes about common people, O’Hara notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
"Still," she said, "the common people are waiting for him. Magister Illyrio says they are sewing dragon banners and praying for Viserys to return from across the narrow sea to free diem."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
