common people

Example Sentences

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"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

And, of course, common people who bore witness.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

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

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2025

Now Wang Lung in the old days when the great family were there would have felt himself one of these common people and against the great and half hating, half fearful of them.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck