peasant

Example Sentences

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Back then, China was a secretive and still largely peasant society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

In long, meandering speeches laced with peasant folklore, Museveni often appeals for more time, likening himself to a farmer leaving a plantation just as it starts bearing fruit.

From Barron's • Jan. 12, 2026

It tells the story of Juan Diego, a peasant of Chichimeca descent who was visited several times by the Virgin Mary.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

“Chefs have purposefully made it feel unachievable. When you strip it back, it’s all from peasant cookery — people were cooking it on farms, around fires.”

From Salon • Oct. 18, 2025

The parents are Ser Piero di Antonio, a well-off notary, and Caterina di Meo Lippi, a poor peasant teenager.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day