How do you use the word "people" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "people": Most people think I'm crazy. I may be antisocial, but it doesn't mean I don't talk to people.

People Meaning

/ˈpi.pəl/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounplural of person: a body of persons considered generally or collectively; a group of two or more persons.

nounPersons forming or belonging to a particular group, such as a nation, class, ethnic group, country, family, etc.

Sentence Examples

Most people think I'm crazy.

I may be antisocial, but it doesn't mean I don't talk to people.

At least ten people were killed in the crash.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

citizenry

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The ____ living in the village gathered together to celebrate the annual harvest.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The ____ of the small island nation voted overwhelmingly in favor of independence in the referendum.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English puple, peple, peeple, from Anglo-Norman people, from Old French pueple, peuple, pople, from Latin populus (“a people, nation”), from Old Latin populus, from earlier poplus, from even earlier poplos, from Proto-Italic *poplos (“army”) of unknown origin. Doublet of pueblo. Gradually ousted native English lede and, partially, folk. Originally used with singular verbs (e.g. "the people is hungry, and weary, and thirsty, in the wilderness" in the King James Version of 2 Samuel 17:29), the plural aspect of people is probably due to influence from Middle English lede, leed, a plural since Old English times; see lēode.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

""What a charming amusement for young people this is, Mr. Darcy! There is nothing like dancing after all. I consider it as one of the first refinements of polished society."" — 1813, Jane Austen, chapter 6, in Pride and Prejudice, →OCLC:

"There were many wooden chairs for the bulk of his visitors, and two wicker armchairs with red cloth cushions for superior people. From the packing-cases had emerged some Indian clubs,[…], and all these articles[…]made a scattered and untidy decoration that Mrs. Clough assiduously dusted and greatly cherished." — 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:

"“[…] the awfully hearty sort of Christmas cards that people do send to other people that they don't know at all well. You know. The kind that have mottoes like Here's rattling good luck and roaring good cheer, / With lashings of food and great hogsheads of beer.[…]”" — 1921, Ben Travers, chapter 1, in A Cuckoo in the Nest, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 1925, →OCLC:

"But poverty’s scourge is fiercest below $1.25 (the average of the 15 poorest countries’ own poverty lines, measured in 2005 dollars and adjusted for differences in purchasing power): people below that level live lives that are poor, nasty, brutish and short." — 2013 June 1, “Towards the end of poverty”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8838, archived from the original on 05 Sep 2024, page 11:

"The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about[…], or offering services that let you[…]"share the things you love with the world" and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention." — 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “Conscious computing: how to take control of your life online”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, archived from the original on 24 Aug 2013, page 27:

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