second-class
Example Sentences
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Under segregation, black Americans generally shared a common experience of being second-class citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
We are fortunate to have warriors like Crenshaw who refuse to accept second-class status.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026
Soon it came to mean tawdry and second-class goods.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
"We've become second-class Swiss citizens," lamented Joana, a 35-year-old mother of two, declining to give her surname for professional reasons.
From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025
He had a second-class sleeper in the seventh bogie, behind the air-conditioned coach.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
