blue-collar

Example Sentences

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I now know what blue-collar workers felt like in the 1970s!

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In the 1970s, when they won their only two NBA titles, the Knicks were known as a "blue-collar, hard-working, tough-minded team," according to Adam Criblez, author of a book on the squad.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Campaign strategists love to tout a military record, a blue-collar résumé, small-business ownership, and a life of family and faith, in part because they suggest qualities that bode well for a political leader.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

At Alta Baja, he could talk to my Mexican American wife and other blue-collar Latinos.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

And the not-so-cute blue-collar guy, who’s lugging a metal beam on his back, answers: He’d fire me, that’s what.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich