hoi polloi
Example Sentences
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Its bar was a favorite spot not to be recognized by the hoi polloi, and its terrace was popular for weddings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 25, 2025
She installed a flashing “disco full” sign outside to discourage the hoi polloi and a slide-back peephole at the door to inspect supplicants for admission to the pounding music and gold-plated glamour of her Valhalla.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2022
Tommy is good — if that’s even the right word — at stirring up hoi polloi.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2021
Soon after independence was won, the founding fathers began conspiring against their fellow revolutionists among the hoi polloi.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2020
Presumably they were used to dazzle hoi polloi.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
