second-class
Example Sentences
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BBC News NI has previously reported on shop staff in Belfast feeling like "second-class citizens" due to shoplifting and anti-social behaviour.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
But Glenn and other devotees of factory-built housing hope to use the spotlight on recovery to show a still-skeptical public that prefab doesn’t mean second-class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Under segregation, black Americans generally shared a common experience of being second-class citizens.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
It was at a few after-hours music jam sessions with his co-workers that they got to talking about how in the world of AI audio had become “a second-class citizen.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
Papa bought tickets on a second-class train, Ferrocarriles Nacionales de México.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
