common people

Example Sentences

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Although in her youth Catherine had imbibed Enlightenment views about the suffering of the common people, she was pragmatic enough to leave undisturbed the adamantine ways of the Russian countryside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

"The common people have supported us with an open heart," he added.

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026

Shakespeare rarely writes about common people, O’Hara notes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

Four later revisions of the Acts of Apparel continued to prevent the common people from emulating the court.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

I would address my words to two groups: I would tell Communists how common people felt, and I would tell common people of the self-sacrifice of Communists who strove for unity among them.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright