commoner

Example Sentences

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Even if he were simply a "commoner", his past relationship with the Royal Family and the place would be enough to draw the monarchy into the controversy.

From BBC

When Mette-Marit married into the family as a commoner, her son was already four years old.

From BBC

Adam Johnson conjures the watery world of the precolonial Tuʻitonga empire in this fictional saga of sovereigns, warriors, celestial navigators and plucky commoners.

From The Wall Street Journal

LONDON—It was supposed to be the moment a shamed prince was reduced to humble commoner.

From The Wall Street Journal

But old resentments—over the burdens that fell on commoners, or how the wealthy and accomplished had been excluded from privileges—shaped grievances.

From The Wall Street Journal