blue-collar
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Building data centers that run AI models is creating thousands of jobs, lifting wages for blue-collar workers and boosting gross domestic product, said Sacks, the face of the Trump administration’s AI strategy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
In January, he published a profile of a 23-year-old electrician who skipped college to be a part of “Gen Z’s blue-collar revolution.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
That division was clear when AFP visited Levittown, a blue-collar area on the outskirts of Philadelphia lined with car dealerships and auto repair shops.
From Barron's • Mar. 21, 2026
The lunchtime crowd — high schoolers, blue-collar types, the elderly — waited patiently for their orders.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
He had come to Odessa from Dallas twenty-seven years before, so he had been in the town long enough to know exactly what it was like, tight-clenched, blue-collar, conservative.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
