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Meanings of not noble in English

Who is not of noble rank; pertaining to the great masses.

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Examples for "common"
Examples for "common"
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Bankers believe swing days could become increasingly common given uncertain market conditions.
Reuters
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This issue is common when studying several health problems in developing countries.
Pubmed
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He said a common sense approach to the Covid-19 situation was needed.
Radio NZ
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She said the bylaw takes a common sense approach to the problem.
Radio NZ
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But EU rules require border checks with countries outside the common market.
Radio NZ
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The most vulgar-minded genius that ever produced a great effect in literature.
The last novel
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As for the vulgar phrase, it is of far more recent origin.
The Irish Times
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The furniture of the room is in rich, rather vulgar Oriental taste.
Hassan : the story of Hassan of Bagdad, and how he came to make ...
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Some men aim at an aristocratic hand; some deal in vulgar flourishes.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 44, June, 1861 / A Magazine...
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The general heads of law on that subject are vulgar and trivial.
The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12)
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The overall effect left one in no doubt about his plebeian origins.
The street philosopher
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My name, at present, is a very usual and rather plebeian one-Simpson
Complete Stories and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
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He created a plebeian aristocracy and blended it with the patrician oligarchy.
Sybil, Or, The Two Nations
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Reporters, let alone more plebeian Trump supporters, were not permitted to partake.
The Guardian
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The riviera tennis set are not prone to outbursts of plebeian disgust.
The Guardian
Usage of not noble in English
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No, I am not noble; but I should like to be so.
Mrs. Falchion, Volume 2.
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The Royal Family had persons to attend them who were not noble.
Memoirs of the Court of Louis XIV. and of the Regency — Volume 0...
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It is not noble, it is wicked to cast away your life.
The Sisters — Volume 4
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He is of course not noble yet, but his family is excellent.
The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight
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It was not heroic, it was not noble; but it was extremely human.
The Life of Cesare Borgia
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That is not noble, but that is the real depth of the male.
The George Sand-Gustave Flaubert Letters
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They are not noble, merely traitors who disregard all moral laws.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
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His conduct is not noble or heroic, but natural and right.
The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
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The jongleur was not noble by birth, but was ennobled by his bravery.
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres
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The features were small and refined, not noble, but unmistakably aristocratic.
The Garden of Allah
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I am not noble, neither do I have a repertoire of circus tricks.
Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex
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I'm not noble; so my honourable ancestors will not turn over in their graves.
The Ragged Edge
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This may sound plausible, if not noble, but does the end justify the means?
Ecological intelligence: rediscovering ourselves in nature (easy...
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But he is not noble; that is to say, his soul is not noble.
Liza; Or, "A Nest of Nobles"
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As the Bishop told it to me, there was naught that was not noble.
The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century
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It was not noble, but, gods help me, that was what went through my mind.
Helen of troy