common touch
noun
: the gift of appealing to or arousing the sympathetic interest of the common people
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Rising from humble farmhand to community organizer to a leader of the national Fatah party, Mr. Barghouti became known for his soaring oratory and common touch.
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Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Gardiner has made space, too, for other lovely turns: Matthew Lamb is a delight as the Little Boy, an upper-crust kid with a common touch and a weird clairvoyant inkling of impending war.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
For all the Scrooge-type jokes, Mr. Carter earned respect for staying true to the president’s goal of bringing a common touch to the White House.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
With that common touch, he’s come to specialize in protecting the rich and famous from the consequences of their poorest decisions.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
That common touch is something Imamoglu shares with Erdogan.
—Ayla Jean Yackley, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2019
But this Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber musical has often felt divided against itself: half grudging admiration, half undiluted scorn, highlighting Eva’s pop-star glamour, charisma, and common touch while also painting a portrait of her as an avaricious, power-hungry opportunist.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
The columnist suggested that Riordan would need to develop a more common touch to make the most of his job.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2023
Everyone knows that the barker for the bandwagon is selling a show; injecting a common touch into your presentation is simply courtesy and good sense.
—Jeff Bradford, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
Gardiner has made space, too, for other lovely turns: Matthew Lamb is a delight as the Little Boy, an upper-crust kid with a common touch and a weird clairvoyant inkling of impending war.
—Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
For all the Scrooge-type jokes, Mr. Carter earned respect for staying true to the president’s goal of bringing a common touch to the White House.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
With that common touch, he’s come to specialize in protecting the rich and famous from the consequences of their poorest decisions.
—Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker, 24 July 2023
That common touch is something Imamoglu shares with Erdogan.
—Ayla Jean Yackley, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2019
But this Tim Rice-Andrew Lloyd Webber musical has often felt divided against itself: half grudging admiration, half undiluted scorn, highlighting Eva’s pop-star glamour, charisma, and common touch while also painting a portrait of her as an avaricious, power-hungry opportunist.
—Don Aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2023
The columnist suggested that Riordan would need to develop a more common touch to make the most of his job.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2023
Everyone knows that the barker for the bandwagon is selling a show; injecting a common touch into your presentation is simply courtesy and good sense.
—Jeff Bradford, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2023
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