the crowd
noun
: ordinary people : people who are not viewed or treated as special or unusual
kids trying to distinguish themselves from the crowd
She prefers to be one of the crowd.
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Jacob Elordi stopped by DiCaprio’s table to say hello, as Patricia Arquette found Mia Goth in the crowd for a hug and Chalamet made a quiet arrival and sat next to his Marty Supreme co-star Odessa A'Zion.
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Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
As the demonstrators circled the sidewalk outside the World Trade Center with Noem inside, Manolo De Los Santos, a founder of The People's Forum and a regular protest organizer, told the crowd that demonstrators weren’t allowed inside.
—Asra Q. Nomani , Nikolas Lanum , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Ball quickly sprinted to the scorer’s table and checked in to applause from the crowd, likely unaware of the switch with the starting lineup.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
Protesters attempted to block the car and the car, followed by a white van, drove through the crowd, hitting one person, then driving away, video of the incident shows.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
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Andrea Mandell, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
As the demonstrators circled the sidewalk outside the World Trade Center with Noem inside, Manolo De Los Santos, a founder of The People's Forum and a regular protest organizer, told the crowd that demonstrators weren’t allowed inside.
—Asra Q. Nomani , Nikolas Lanum , Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Ball quickly sprinted to the scorer’s table and checked in to applause from the crowd, likely unaware of the switch with the starting lineup.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 9 Jan. 2026
Protesters attempted to block the car and the car, followed by a white van, drove through the crowd, hitting one person, then driving away, video of the incident shows.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for the crowd
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“The crowd.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20crowd. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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