steerage
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“I will say the dog flew first class and I was back in steerage, but that’s fine. I’m not bitter about that at all.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
One of these days, you’ll meet a friend at the airport and they’ll see you enjoying your glass of champagne in first class when they’re bustling their way into steerage.
From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026
It’s like traveling in steerage on the Titanic.
From Salon • Nov. 28, 2024
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
Our tickets secure us seats in the steerage class on the boat.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing steerage
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