He also struggled to march in step and stumbled through … a morning ritual in which plebes are forced to stand at full attention and recite an endless stream of information … Jonathan Mahler
Once a proud and high-minded group, the new class could look up at the rich with a certain contempt and down at the plebes with compassion … Barbara Ehrenreich
b
: an ordinary person who lacks the knowledge of an insider
These guys may look like plebes, but they're veteran hackers. Davin Coburn
The movie has its origins in Dave Stevens' 1982 graphic novel (comic book to us plebes), a knowing, exquisitely drawn valentine to aviation aces and 1930s Los Angeles. Ty Burr
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebNavy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 Navy is unbeaten in three games at West Point and won the previous encounter 13-0 in 1943, when the great Glenn Davis was a plebe at West Point. Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 12 Dec. 2020 See More
Word History
Etymology
obsolete plebe common people, from French plèbe, from Latin plebs