common people
Example Sentences
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"Negligence with the safety of students and common people will not be tolerated at any cost," it said.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Mencken said that “democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 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
Shakespeare rarely writes about common people, O’Hara notes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2025
“The Lord spoke to the common people gathered at the well,” he said at last, in his old booming voice that allowed no corner for doubt.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
