working class

Example Sentences

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The Labour government, meanwhile, is promising a new equality and diversity strategy with a primary focus on getting working class people joining and progressing in the civil service.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

With five months to go before the general election, there’s plenty of time for Platner to soothe any misgivings and re-up his promise to fight for the Maine working class.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

“Additionally, today, him being here at a labor union and advocating for the working class and labor, I think, is very important.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

That has major ramifications for the American working class.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

For a 20-year-old, white child of the working class, Those horizons were far closer than I like to admit.

From "Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho" by Jon Katz