blue-collar
Example Sentences
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The kind of job insecurity that once seemed the province of hourly, blue-collar jobs haunts white-collar professions these days.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Some are pivoting to blue-collar work or starting their own businesses.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
That division was clear when AFP visited Levittown, a blue-collar area on the outskirts of Philadelphia lined with car dealerships and auto repair shops.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
The lunchtime crowd — high schoolers, blue-collar types, the elderly — waited patiently for their orders.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
Later in the day, handsome young men in blue-collar clothes would ring the bell.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
