common people
Example Sentences
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"Negligence with the safety of students and common people will not be tolerated at any cost," it said.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Mencken said that “democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
For instance, Aleys’s late mother cherished books, even though common people rarely knew how to read and write, let alone owned books.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Mencken famously said, “is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
They built this castle together, far from prying Muggle eyes, for it was an age when magic was feared by common people, and witches and wizards suffered much persecution.”
From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling
