- plural of civilian.
civilians
Example Sentences
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Because, frankly, the issues that civilians face from panopticontent are not the same as a global star’s, and they’re only getting worse.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Damon’s Odysseus is numbed by the massacre of Troy’s civilians; Fiennes’ hates himself for leading the best men of Ithaca to their death, gutting his own community in the heedless destruction of another.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
"What matters most is stopping the fighting, protecting civilians and setting a new chapter of re-building," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
"One of the storage facilities had been established inside a mosque in the northern Gaza Strip," it added, saying advance warnings were given to civilians.
From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026
We civilians didn’t speak among ourselves during that day.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
