common man
Example Sentences
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Her early success "only intensified her commitment to stand by the common man - squatting with vendors, arriving wherever there was trouble, dressing simply and making it her hallmark style".
From BBC • May 5, 2026
This is surely taking social history, which makes the Islamist common man decisive, way too far.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
He was a rare win for the common man and maybe even the resurgence of the '90s golden era of rap that will never come back.
From Salon • Dec. 25, 2024
Though this sport conjures images of the common man — Ralph Kramden, Archie Bunker and the Dude from “The Big Lebowski” — E.A.R.L. is a star at the bowling congress’ research center in Arlington, Texas.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 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
