How to Use commoner in a Sentence

commoner

noun

• 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
• Your riding in style and will be the envy of commoners who took a cab.
  — John Tuohy, Indianapolis Star, 15 Mar. 2018
• Count how many times Markle is referred to as a commoner.
  — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, 18 May 2018
• Here are five of them: Velveeta Shells & Cheese is for commoners.
  — Zlati Meyer, USA TODAY, 17 May 2018
• 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
• Al-Shafi’i was buried in Cairo’s City of the Dead, an area that has long served as the final resting place for rulers, scholars and commoners.
  — Christopher Parker, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 May 2023
• 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
• 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
• Most royals opt for a dressy hat that separates them from the commoners.
  — Sarah Spellings, The Cut, 25 Apr. 2018
• Or, better, divorce her husband, and send him tumbling back to the pool of commoners.
  — Andy Borowitz, The New Yorker, 8 May 2017
• 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
• 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
• There were four types—the paipo, used by children; the alaia, which commoners were allowed to use; the kiko‘o, for the upper class; and the olo, reserved for royalty.
  — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian, 12 Aug. 2019
• 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
• An English commoner dons the armor of a dead jouster and, with the help of friends, competes against nobles in 14th-century France.
  — Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2019
• 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
• Kate, who grew up as a commoner before marrying Prince William, is not the only royal to have a fondness for a quick run to the store.
  — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Apr. 2018
• Nobles and commoners alike traveled in from distant parts of the kingdom to behold its fury.
  — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2017
• Nobles and commoners alike traveled in from distant parts of the kingdom to behold its fury.
  — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2017
• Beatrice isn't the first in her family to marry a commoner.
  — Rasha Ali, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2020
• In the story, a prince has holed up in a castle with his closest friends to revel in a costume party while the commoners outside are struck down by the Red Death.
  — Matthew J. Palm, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 May 2017
• In the first decade of the 21st century, matches between commoners and royals were made all across Europe.
  — Michael Joseph Gross, Town & Country, 17 Jan. 2018
• Queen Elizabeth drinks Earl Grey from a bone china cup and would probably be aghast at the commoners who add milk.
  — Zahra Pettican, Bon Appetit, 8 May 2018
• 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
• Perhaps the British might have accepted a commoner, and at a pinch an American.
  — Daisy Goodwin, Time, 17 May 2018
• 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
• Moriya, 28, is a commoner who works at the shipping company Nippon Yusen KK.
  — Megan Friedman, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Oct. 2018
• Enter this mahogany speedboat, which Gaga sat on like the Queen greeting commoners during Trooping of the Colour.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2018
• And while commoners can’t stay at her digs, the town of Windsor is a cozy spot for a peaceful and charming last night in England before flying out of London.
  — Rick Steves' Europe, The Seattle Times, 13 June 2017

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