How to Use the people in a Sentence

the people

noun
  • Let go of the people, places and things from the past that held you back.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 10 July 2026
  • The question is whether the people who filled it out can get a copy.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Here's what the people building these things had to say, in their own words.
    John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Wimbledon’s roots were not quite of the people, at least not at first.
    Nick Pachelli, Time, 11 July 2026
  • It is meant to protect the people's respect for the flag, the law says.
    ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Roxane was one of the people in his life who truly wanted the best for him.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The military said the suspect was one of the people killed in the field.
    Majdi Mohammed, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
  • These men all conspire in dark rooms as the people continue to starve.
    Charles Lewis Iii, Mercury News, 24 July 2026
  • Most frustrated of all are the people tasked with policing the takeovers.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
  • Withdrawing from the people and things that used to restore them.
    Dr. Rick Ruperto, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • His objective is, of course, to find good wine, but the people matter, too.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • All of the aforesaid is more important to Trump than the needs of the people.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Think about the people who changed an industry in a single working life.
    Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Move-in day itself, with all the moving parts and the people to meet, can create quite a bit of stress too.
    John Biemer, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • But their exclusion doesn’t matter to the people who claim to fight for fair access to youth sports.
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • To be sure, Spector is quick to credit the people, not just the software.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 25 July 2026
  • While Robert is angry with her and Juliette — the people’s hero!
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • These are the people who narrate the sport to the world, not anonymous X accounts.
    Shann Biglione, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Because if the people who live there don’t activate the space, then nobody else will.
    Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Your constituents, the people, we the people, put you in this position.
    Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
  • His food is refined without losing its roots in fish, fruit, aratu crab, and the people who supply his kitchen.
    Mikael Castro, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Old ideas return as new ideas because the people involved in the original test have left.
    Don Dodds, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Tijuana—and the people who call it home—is in a constant state of evolution.
    Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Which data do the people who will act on the output actually trust?
    Vyom Bhardwaj, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Harvey said at the time that his biggest concern was the people being deceived.
    Victor Dey, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • And the people who didn’t have power…basically had to suck it up until the midterms.
    Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Many of the people losing their work permits and status worked for area airports and hotels.
    Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The mystery has now outlived most of the people suspected of causing it.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 July 2026
  • The parks were beautiful, but what stayed with me was the people and their mindset about getting outdoors.
    Todd Lookingbill, The Conversation, 31 July 2026
  • Garcia said what makes Winding Creek special are the people who work there.
    Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

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