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
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
So I worked with these amazing people under the steerage of Bruce.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2020
He proceeded forward, running his hand along the green tarps of the lifeboats, until he met the chain separating steerage from third class.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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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