blue-collar
Example Sentences
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Born Benjamin Satterley in a blue-collar community in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, he first came to national attention stateside in the WWE, where he wrestled under the decidedly English name Neville.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026
Former labor organizer and iron worker Brian Poindexter embodies the emerging blue-collar, practical-minded Democrat type in the upcoming midterms.
From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026
The men are in blue-collar sectors with a Darwinian outlook.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Not quite Shakespeare, but for millions of blue-collar Americans, that is the 2026 question.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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
