subaltern

Example Sentences

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He has done so especially among sections of the white middle-class, who have suffered the erosion of their buying power and watched as the black community refused to return to its historical subaltern position.

From The Guardian

She is shown as a young ATS second subaltern during the second world war in an image posted by the British Army.

From The Guardian

His life is a series of subaltern tasks.

From New York Times

“As a general of the republic, I am conscious of the need to take responsibility for my actions and those of my subalterns, so am acting accordingly,” he wrote.

From The Guardian

A Boer War subaltern becomes a World War II colonel, with three lovers along the way.

From Los Angeles Times