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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Of course, Brown obliged the crowd’s request for second-year point guard Tyler Kolek.
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Guard members had tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas and had advanced toward the protesters with bayonets affixed to their rifles.
—USA Today, 4 May 2026
Sometimes, the crowd at a nearby ballpark will issue a rousing cheer – as if congratulating you on a hike well done.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
As tensions heightened, police moved to disperse the crowd.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 May 2026
Guard members had tried to disperse the crowd with tear gas and had advanced toward the protesters with bayonets affixed to their rifles.
—USA Today, 4 May 2026
Sometimes, the crowd at a nearby ballpark will issue a rousing cheer – as if congratulating you on a hike well done.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 4 May 2026
As tensions heightened, police moved to disperse the crowd.
—Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 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 7 May. 2026.
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