blue-collar

Example Sentences

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The surge in fuel costs has been especially acute for rank-and-file workers, including those in blue-collar industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

If not, he has warned that he would have to raise property tax rates in the city, a move that would affect a swath of New Yorkers, including blue-collar and middle-class homeowners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The lunchtime crowd — high schoolers, blue-collar types, the elderly — waited patiently for their orders.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Certain blue-collar jobs have seemed fairly susceptible to AI disruption as well, with robots already playing a role in things like factory and warehouse automation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 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