steerage
Example Sentences
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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
I am sure the people back in steerage by the malfunctioning toilet are deeply invested in this marital squabble.
From Slate • Nov. 23, 2019
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
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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