peasant

Example Sentences

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“It’s like reading an old English novel when you’re the peasant, and you’re not recognized.”

From Salon • 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

All the enlightened reformers in Europe were desperately trying to eliminate the peasant peculiarities and plebeian dialects that divided the peoples of their nations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

This party traces its ideological roots to a 1946 peasant uprising in the southern state of Telangana.

From BBC • May 27, 2025

The bald knight squinted at the peasant woman.

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz