steerage

Example Sentences

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We tried to fly standby on an earlier departure, but another couple jumped us on the list at the last moment, and a gate agent said it was probably because we had booked into steerage.

From Slate • Oct. 9, 2025

It’s like traveling in steerage on the Titanic.

From Salon • Nov. 28, 2024

Her job doesn’t allow for remote work, and she said she didn’t want to subject her large dog to the steerage of an airplane.

From New York Times • Oct. 19, 2022

Wilson’s tone softened when he mentioned how three of his four grandparents were immigrants, including a maternal grandmother who came to the U.S. on a boat as a 16-year-old in steerage class.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2019

Frederick came first, quickly followed by Rosa and the children, who traveled in steerage.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield