Everyman

Example Sentences

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The boss of cinema chain Everyman has stepped down less than three weeks after the company warned trading had been weaker than expected.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

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’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