the masses

plural noun

: the ordinary or common people

His films are not intended to appeal to the masses.

the needs of the masses

Examples of the masses in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

One such franchise is the Indianapolis Colts, whiich released a bevy of post-draft content on social media to help satiate the masses, but one clip in particular is making the rounds for all the wrong reasons. —Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026

For four of these systems, the observations were sensitive enough to allow the astronomers to measure the masses of the component stars from first principles, independent of any guidance from theoretical models. —Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Apr. 2026

The Astor 38 retains the racing spirit, quality craftsmanship, and advanced marine engineering of his one-off, but will be available to the masses. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 28 Apr. 2026

Roger Tory Peterson, who brought bird identification to the masses with his field guides, called the redstart the butterfly of the bird world. —Sheryl Devore, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

Rhymes for the masses

• bypasses
• crevasses
• eyeglasses
• impasses
• molasses
• morasses
• subclasses
• sunglasses
• surpasses
• trespasses
• asses
• basses