common touch

noun

: the gift of appealing to or arousing the sympathetic interest of the common people

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Notable achievements Carter was recognized for bringing a common touch to the presidency. —

Patricio Chile, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024 Jokowi and Modi owe their victories as much to their charisma, common touch, and pro-development reputations as to their stances on questions of piety and religious discrimination. —

Dan Slater, Foreign Affairs, 3 July 2019 Rising from humble farmhand to community organizer to a leader of the national Fatah party, Mr. Barghouti became known for his soaring oratory and common touch. —

Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024 Gardiner has made space, too, for other lovely turns: Matthew Lamb is a delight as the Little Boy, an upper-crust kid with a common touch and a weird clairvoyant inkling of impending war. —

Peter Marks, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for common touch