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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Charlie Crowhurst/Getty Images Amadou Onana’s usual whipping up of the crowd comes after every Aston Villa win.
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
She was treated for long, anguished minutes as a hush fell over the crowd waiting far below at the finish line.
—Andrew Dampf, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Others in the crowd, including rapper Snoop Dogg, watched quietly as the star skier was finally taken off the course.
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
There was a collective gasp from the crowd, watching on a videoboard, as the crash happened near the top of the hill and behind a crag.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
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Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
She was treated for long, anguished minutes as a hush fell over the crowd waiting far below at the finish line.
—Andrew Dampf, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026
Others in the crowd, including rapper Snoop Dogg, watched quietly as the star skier was finally taken off the course.
—Andrew Dampf, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
There was a collective gasp from the crowd, watching on a videoboard, as the crash happened near the top of the hill and behind a crag.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 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 9 Feb. 2026.
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