[
US
/ˈpipəɫ/
]
[ UK /pˈiːpəl/ ]
[ UK /pˈiːpəl/ ]
NOUN
-
members of a family line
are your people still alive?
his people have been farmers for generations -
the body of citizens of a state or country
the Spanish people -
the common people generally
separate the warriors from the mass
power to the people -
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
old people
there were at least 200 people in the audience
VERB
-
fill with people
Stalin wanted to people the empty steppes -
furnish with people
The plains are sparsely populated
How To Use people In A Sentence
- People at MSFC have told me over drinks that this study concluded that EELV are human ratable but they were going to do what Griffin wanted. Obama Policies on Transparency, Openness, and Participation - and NASA - NASA Watch
- Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
- This is not good for anybody, except for a few curmudgeons and people who are embittered by nothing more than their own embitteredness.
- In 2005, the Mugabe government launched what it called a slum clearance scheme, that bulldozed major shantytowns, brutally displacing hundreds of thousands of people. CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2007
- People in no way adhere to regular social conventions online. Times, Sunday Times
- A lot of people moaned about the parking problems.
- The acrimony of the dispute has shocked a lot of people.
- I have seen far too many people give up too quickly on their programs after a few short weeks.
- Last night, a steady stream of people arrived at the evacuation centre in Brisbane's showground, only a few minutes' drive from the swollen river. Brisbane residents flee homes as floodwaters rise
- You may be trying to invoke the ‘echos from the supernal world’ but they're everywhere and where-ever people say they're doing magic there's a bit of truth there.