Everyman
Example Sentences
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After a loss, the grieving Everyman finds no option but to keep living—he is, as one character says, “just waiting to see what we’ve been left here for.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
That colors Ben as the quintessential 2025 American Everyman – he’s non-judgmental, not entirely immune to disinformation, but also questions behavior and developments that might have been plausible a decade ago.
From Salon ● Jan. 21, 2025
"It is a matter of men, of Mr Everyman," the letter said.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2024
It’s a gripping drama about a flawed Everyman tempted to ignore his conscience — and it also meant a chance to work with Eastwood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Downtrodden Americans gravitated strongly toward the Horatio Alger protagonist, the lowly bred Everyman who rises from anonymity and hopelessness.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
