How to Use a man of the people in a Sentence

a man of the people

noun phrase
  • Trump often casts himself as a man of the people.
    Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Ne-Yo is a man of the people, but not at the expense of common courtesy and respect.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Fact is Bruce Springsteen has forever been a man of the people, a man in search of his own definition of his maleness and his humanity.
    Kevin Powell, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • He was considered a man of the people, which is why murals, created in unassuming local spaces, seemed especially fitting.
    Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Speaking of being a man of the people, look at A-Rod last night at Madison Square Garden seemingly jumping on the Knicks bandwagon.
    Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 9 June 2026
  • But Jokowi proved enormously popular, presenting himself as a man of the people who could deliver improvements in education and health care, trading on his record as Jakarta’s governor.
    Ben Bland, Foreign Affairs, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Sacramento State athletic director Mark Orr was a man of the people on Monday and Tuesday nights, talking to fans, listening to the kudos from alums who were ready for an upgrade.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2025

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