How to Use commoner in a Sentence

commoner

noun

• Your riding in style and will be the envy of commoners who took a cab.
  — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2018
• He’s been called a thief, a benefactor, a commoner, a lord, a killer and a hero.
  — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
• Now, with these resources fenced off, commoners had to till someone else’s land for a wage.
  — Will Glovinsky, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
• If one crop failed, commoners had others to harvest.
  — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
• Most royals opt for a dressy hat that separates them from the commoners.
  — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 25 Apr. 2018
• But when a princess born to royal rank marries a commoner, his status does not rise to match hers.
  — Patt Morrison, ajc, 18 May 2018
• But does that mean commoners shouldn’t have just as much fun as those privileged enough to attend?
  — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 18 May 2018
• The queen loves it, James Bond loves it, and even commoners like me are quite partial to it.
  — Zahra Pettican, Bon Appetit, 25 Apr. 2018
• With a price tag of $42, this ring will give you the style of a royal on a commoner’s budget.
  — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE.com, 27 Feb. 2018
• Maureen loathed that her daughter had married a commoner, and a Jew at that.
  — Negar Azimi, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2024
• Or, better, divorce her husband, and send him tumbling back to the pool of commoners.
  — Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 8 May 2017
• More importantly, commoners just should not be talking this way to a king.
  — David Barr Kirtley, WIRED, 23 Apr. 2012
• These inviting green spaces, once the domain of kings, are now the sunbathing grounds of commoners.
  — Rick Steves' Europe, The Seattle Times, 4 July 2017
• Thank you, Trevor Denman, for bringing the sport of kings to all us commoners.
  — Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2025
• Nobles and commoners alike traveled in from distant parts of the kingdom to behold its fury.
  — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2017
• This launched a series of memes in which commoners resembling Kate get called up to play the royal.
  — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2024
• All the Sikhs—royalty or commoner, rich or poor—have been abiding by the decree of the takhat.
  — Sondeep Sankar, Quartz India, 3 Sep. 2019
• Guests at a new Manchester restaurant will be able to eat like kings and queens while drinking like commoners.
  — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2024
• The mansion twinkles in the sun, a modern castle perched above the commoners below.
  — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2024
• Below Him were angels, followed by all of humankind, from kings and queens to commoners and thieves.
  — Ryan Huling, Time, 7 May 2026
• Holmes, a bride herself at the same time, was compelled by the narrative of a commoner marrying a prince.
  — Rachel Burchfield, Glamour, 16 Nov. 2020
• Sometimes, however, a royal wears something that even the commoners can afford and this, my friends, is one of those times.
  — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 21 July 2019
• The first is the secession of the plebeians, where commoners staged a walkout in protest of unfair treatment by the ruling class.
  — Phil Kirschner, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
• Bill is an expert at narrating the tales of adventurers, artists, commoners, and kings to bring the past vividly to life.
  — National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019
• Louis relinquished his place in the order of succession to the throne ahead of his wedding to Antony, who is a commoner.
  — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE.com, 23 Feb. 2022
• Not because Markle is an American and a commoner, marrying a prince now sixth in line for the throne.
  — Karla Adam, Washington Post, 15 May 2018
• Perhaps the British might have accepted a commoner, and at a pinch an American.
  — Daisy Goodwin, Time, 17 May 2018
• Saving seeds for the new season, commoners choose hybrids that were best adapted to that particular spot and climate.
  — Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
• Garfield stars as the leader of the rebellion that pits an army of commoners against the Crown in a battle for equity and survival.
  — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2026
• The psoas is important, but invisible, like a commoner.
  — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 7 May 2026