commoner
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One compares her to baseball star Shohei Ohtani, another praises her as a "commoner prime minister".
From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026
LONDON—It was supposed to be the moment a shamed prince was reduced to humble commoner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
She may have been rich, but Katharine was still a commoner.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2025
Any commoner can bake and send such a treat as a gift and be considered thoughtful.
From Salon ● May 7, 2024
Proud lords whose houses went back thousands of years made way reluctantly for the balding, frog-faced commoner as he marched past.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
Female members of the imperial family will also be able to retain their royal status if they marry commoners.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Baelor, a politician and a feudal dynast, might understand on some level that by fighting with Dunk, he is, in his own way, upholding the dignity of the crown and keeping the commoners placated.
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2026
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 ● Dec. 3, 2025
Thank you, Trevor Denman, for bringing the sport of kings to all us commoners.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2025
The chief’s hut looked like any other hut, there were no bureaucrats or public works, the chief redistributed most goods he received back to the commoners, and land was controlled by the community.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing commoner
Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Introductory
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Aztec, Maya, and Inca Empires - Middle School and High School
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European Colonization of North America, Lessons 3–5
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