blue-collar
Example Sentences
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There was one exception, a blue-collar oyster farmer and Marine veteran named Graham Platner.
From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026
He is part of a growing group of blue-collar workers who are being celebrated for their literary works, which offer a glimpse into the pressures that they face in China's massive gig economy.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
A blue-collar job that paid the bills, weekend carne asadas with friends and family, children who followed their father’s example of hard work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
With China's economy slowing and well-paying jobs in traditional sectors harder to come by, many blue-collar workers like Zhang are looking to retrain.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
The other long-term residents, whom I encounter at the communal laundry shed, are blue-collar people with uniforms and overalls to wash, and generally quiet at night.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
