working class

Example Sentences

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Although Holman is accustomed to working on glamorous big budget productions, he is also fiercely proud of his working class roots.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

If we don’t tip service employees, it calls into question our respect for the working class and our commitment to decent, well-paid work.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

By the late 19th century, the industrial revolution had produced business barons commanding disproportionate wealth, a newly conscious working class, trade unions, and socialist parties.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 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

I am 20, white, a child of the working class.

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