average joe
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The average Joe won’t get such an opportunity to set the record straight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
For the average Joe on the street, I just think, wear what makes you happy, be comfortable, as long as you're happy.
From Salon • Mar. 13, 2025
“As far extreme as I seem,” he said in 2003, “I’m probably catching the average Joe in the middle better than anybody.”
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024
Joe Mauri was the perfect symbol of America’s disgrace: a literal average Joe, shoved into the streets by the invisible hand.
From Slate • Aug. 27, 2023
"I've struggled to find any internet to work, been conned into spending more money because I'm a foreigner, and had a lot more food poisoning than your average Joe."
From BBC • Oct. 20, 2022
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