blue-collar
Example Sentences
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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 Ashburn site includes a mix of white- and blue-collar workers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
The factory was one of the best-paying blue-collar jobs in the area.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
It was the perfect environment for two blue-collar communities: San Pedro, known for its bustling port and dock workers, and Bell, known as a densely packed working class industrial city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The neighborhoods it draws from are often called blue-collar, but that is an outdated notion, one based on steady union jobs at U.S.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
