Common
Common adjective - Belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank.
Usage example: a man of wealth and privilege who mingled without pretense with the common folk
Eminent
Eminent adjective - Standing above others in rank, importance, or achievement.
Both words in one sentence
- In 2000, an eminent critic by the name of Harold Bloom wrote an infamous essay decrying Harry Potter as a terrible series read by the Lowest Common Denominator that epitomized the dumbing-down of our culture.
Source: He Panned It, Now He Sucks
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