average person
Example Sentences
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Ask the average person what homelessness looks like in America, and the answer invariably involves urban encampments—people with severe mental disabilities or serious addictions living in tents and squalor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
And, Alana said, she’s not alone: “Anyone who’s an average person is in the same boat, we’re all just trying to stay afloat.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
As Chester told me, “The system is so extensive, it’s impossible for the average person to opt out of” all the means of tracking afforded by TV-as-internet.
From Slate • May 3, 2026
While the average person does not have the power of a federal judge, they do have the agency to make choices in their own daily lives that can weaken or strengthen civil society.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2026
She hoped her book would be enjoyed as a work of art, but she also hoped it would help the average person understand—and thus better appreciate—the insect world.
From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman
