steerage
Example Sentences
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If Miranda Priestly can get thrown in steerage, we’re all screwed.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
We watched the ceremony and then were quietly escorted back through the steerage section before being deposited unceremoniously outside the briefing room.
From Salon • Mar. 23, 2023
Most comrades sprawl shoeless, many dozing open-mouthed in the permanent state of steerage that is Soviet air travel.
From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2022
I am sure the people back in steerage by the malfunctioning toilet are deeply invested in this marital squabble.
From Slate • Nov. 23, 2019
Our tickets secure us seats in the steerage class on the boat.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing steerage
The Devil's Arithmetic
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A Night to Remember
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Vocabulary from Readings 1, Unit 1
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