plebs

Example Sentences

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I’m continually assaulted by images of the Kardashians, the ultimate hot-mom clan, who’ve set the bar for the rest of us plebs, showing off their sculpted figures and eerily frozen faces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

Somewhere outside this room is the real world, where finery and foppishness won’t save these characters from an uprising of the plebs.

From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2022

Reader Tyler Hogan responded with a really sharp comment, which he gave me permission to share here: This goes further than “managerial class wants to remind plebs who’s in power.”

From The Verge • Oct. 1, 2020

Williams later clarified that he had already donated; nevertheless, it feels as if an awful lot of celebrities are more keen on soliciting money from us plebs than reaching into their own purses.

From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2020

“She’s my director. I’m gonna have to start making appointments for you plebs to talk to her.”

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon