common man
Example Sentences
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Lincoln looked tall but not gangly, wise but not aloof, his gaze slightly lowered toward the viewer—in tune with the common man.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 1, 2026
Historians have interpreted this as the era’s political satire: the magpie, audacious in the presence of a great predator, represented the common man standing up to the nobility.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2025
They are also staying on message that economic policies, in the right hands, can benefit the common man.
From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2024
"It is the matter of the entire country as the common man is being badly affected," said Abdul Rehim Kakar, leader of a traders' association of Balochistan.
From Reuters ● Sep. 2, 2023
I said softly, “Sir, I labored for—” “The common man likes a story,” declared Sharpe.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
