ordinary people
Example Sentences
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Movies rarely venture so far into the hearts of ordinary people trying to do their best but suspecting they have made a great many irreparable mistakes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
He argues Peru's wealth originating from its natural resources doesn't reach ordinary people or the often rural communities where a lot of mining takes place.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
“And it gives me so much inspiration to be a part of it, a movement powered not by cynicism or political insiders, but by ordinary people who still believe Los Angeles is worth fighting for.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
“This is one of the places in life where we allow ourselves to be known, and people got to know us as we are—as the very ordinary people that we are.”
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Bailey said that the cotton up North was so tall, if ordinary people tried to pick it they’d have to get up on ladders, so the cotton farmers had their cotton picked by machines.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
