How to Use the Commons in a Sentence

the Commons

plural noun
  • It was approved by the Commons but has become bogged down with hundreds of amendments in the Lords.
    — ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • The rally will start at the Commons, at 425 Portland Ave.
    — Mars King, Twin Cities, 21 Jan. 2026
  • The rally will start at the Commons, at 425 Portland Ave.
    — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Once members of the Commons crowded into the Lords’ chamber, the king delivered the speech.
    — Pan Pylas, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • Once members of the Commons crowded into the Lords’ chamber, the king delivered the speech.
    — ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • On the demand of the Commons, Suffolk is exiled for his part in Gloucester’s death despite the queen’s entreaties to the king.
    — Gitanjali Roy, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has backed the idea of Burnham returning to the Commons.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 11 May 2026
  • Frisch named Gola Osteria as his top spot in town for a nice dinner out, and Lev Kitchen on the Commons for a more casual meal.
    — Kelsey Fowler, Travel + Leisure, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Twin Lakes Camp will be at the church with a table in the Commons to give attendees information about their summer programs and high school staff opportunities.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
  • There would be sidewalks built along the Commons Drive connection, but not along Ogden or 75th Street, according to Whitaker.
    — R. Christian Smith, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
  • Facing the prime minister in the Commons on Wednesday, Badenoch ventured a perdiction that would be the basis for the government’s next U-turn.
    — Will Standring, Bloomberg, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The multi-year partnership will add two new Rivian showrooms to the Commons at Calabasas and the Americana at Brand in Glendale.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The doors to the Commons chamber were slammed in Black Rod’s face to symbolize the chamber’s independence from the monarchy, and they aren’t opened until Black Rod strikes the doors three times.
    — Pan Pylas, Fortune, 13 May 2026
  • The doors to the Commons chamber were slammed in Black Rod’s face to symbolize the chamber’s independence from the monarchy, and they aren’t opened until Black Rod strikes the doors three times.
    — ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • The lawsuit also names as a defendant ACF Property Management, which manages the Commons at Walnut Creek shopping center where the massage spa is located.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 June 2026
  • In one corner of an upper floor of the Commons on the Universal Lot a coffee counter has been erected that looks like the café where Carey Mulligan’s character works in Emerald Fennel’s Promising Young Woman, and baristas hand out espresso and drip coffees.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025

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