blue-collar

Example Sentences

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I now know what blue-collar workers felt like in the 1970s!

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Take construction: Hiring for these blue-collar trades jobs has risen in the past year despite a slumping housing market — something that almost never happens.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Campaign strategists love to tout a military record, a blue-collar résumé, small-business ownership, and a life of family and faith, in part because they suggest qualities that bode well for a political leader.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

"Philadelphia is a hardworking, gritty city, a blue-collar city, and we take a lot of pride in that," said Meg Kane, the Philadelphia Soccer 2026 host city executive.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

The blue-collar factory jobs that had been plentiful in urban areas in the 1950s and 1960s had suddenly disappeared.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander