working class

Example Sentences

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I was part of the crew sent to the Crumlin Road, a predominately loyalist and working class part of Belfast, to report on the situation there.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The Labour government, meanwhile, is promising a new equality and diversity strategy with a primary focus on getting working class people joining and progressing in the civil service.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“It doesn’t make him a working class hero.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

With five months to go before the general election, there’s plenty of time for Platner to soothe any misgivings and re-up his promise to fight for the Maine working class.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

By far the largest group of blacks was working class, a layer of society Drake sometimes referred to as the Respectables.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield