proletarian
Example Sentences
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This too may be characteristic of a Dame, although pairing that with her unstuffy humor and refreshingly proletarian quick wit engendered in us a familiarity.
From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024
Red is one of those colors that’s both aspirational and proletarian at the same time.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024
Glenn Fitzgerald, as the Brusteins’ upstairs neighbor, a gay playwright; Julian De Niro, as a Black proletarian who asks Gloria to marry him; and Grotelueschen are all blessed with meaty, well-handled supporting roles.
From Washington Post • Feb. 27, 2023
The social critic Mike Davis once called these “stealth houses” that hide their “luxurious qualities with proletarian or gangster facades.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2022
Aunt Xi-wen tried to smile to show her support of the proletarian revolutionary young guards, but the smile froze before it was fully formed.
From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
