average person
Example Sentences
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“Even if the economic pie is getting a touch smaller, the average person is getting a bigger piece of it,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 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
Imagine just being an average person holding that secret.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
“The average person literally is spending 16 minutes a year with their PCP,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Nearly every dinosaur that the average person can name– stegosaurus, brontosaurus, diplodocus, triceratops–was found by one or the other of them.*
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
