common people

Example Sentences

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For instance, Aleys’ 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

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

From Barron's • Jan. 26, 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

Although it's becoming more common, people with a pea allergy are finding it's not taken as seriously as other allergies.

From BBC • Aug. 23, 2025

I maintain that one reaches this princedom either with the favour of the common people or with that of the nobility, since these two different humours are found in every body politic.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli