common people
Example Sentences
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It’s playing with fire, and the common people will not be unscathed.
From Slate • May 15, 2026
Although in her youth Catherine had imbibed Enlightenment views about the suffering of the common people, she was pragmatic enough to leave undisturbed the adamantine ways of the Russian countryside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
"The common people have supported us with an open heart," he added.
From Barron's • Jan. 26, 2026
“Because they’re so common, people assume they’re quite boring,” said Breanna Putman, an ecologist at Cal State San Bernardino.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
These were good people, common people; the salt of the earth; people whom I should count myself fortunate to know.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
