Examples of everyman in a Sentence
an actor who is seen as the image of everyman
despite his superstar status, in his movies the actor is able to play the role of an everyman quite convincingly
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The controversial 1974 cult classic Death Wish was a milestone film in the vigilante justice genre that lives on everywhere today, from Batman films to John Wick, feeding audiences’ insatiable appetite for the everyman pushed to the brink who finally takes matters into his own hands.
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
The straight-up revenge-o-matic nature of the plot, though true to the book, was somewhat predictably amped up for Arnie’s fanbase, but the best parts of Wright’s version are more subtle than that and play to Powell’s strengths as a vulnerable everyman.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
O’Neill was an everyman, never forgetting his middle-class roots.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
His oysterman image is an important part of building his identity as an everyman working an honest job, a friend to the middle class.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
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Paul Fitzgerald, Rolling Stone, 13 Nov. 2025
The straight-up revenge-o-matic nature of the plot, though true to the book, was somewhat predictably amped up for Arnie’s fanbase, but the best parts of Wright’s version are more subtle than that and play to Powell’s strengths as a vulnerable everyman.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
O’Neill was an everyman, never forgetting his middle-class roots.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 8 Nov. 2025
His oysterman image is an important part of building his identity as an everyman working an honest job, a friend to the middle class.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Everyman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/everyman. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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