commoner

Example Sentences

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Adam Johnson conjures the watery world of the precolonial Tuʻitonga empire in this fictional saga of sovereigns, warriors, celestial navigators and plucky commoners.

From The Wall Street Journal

LONDON—It was supposed to be the moment a shamed prince was reduced to humble commoner.

From The Wall Street Journal

But old resentments—over the burdens that fell on commoners, or how the wealthy and accomplished had been excluded from privileges—shaped grievances.

From The Wall Street Journal

The trust said it would engage with Mr Beynon to "further understand" the number of horses that could remain as part of the commoner's rights to graze on the land.

From BBC

She may have been rich, but Katharine was still a commoner.

From BBC