lower class
Example Sentences
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With shaved head and visible tattoos, Iago is in a lower class than Lucas Iverson’s clean-cut Cassio, fueling Iago’s raging resentment of his rival, chosen by the general Othello to be his second in command.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
"Do you want to make savings from falling pupil numbers, or do you want to maintain spending the way it is, and have lower class sizes?"
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Instead, she and two of her sisters each moved to Mexico City to do one of the few jobs available to them as lower class women: domestic work.
From Seattle Times ● May 26, 2024
Alberto Carvalho said the district is prepared to manage the transition without layoffs — and he also pledged improved student support through lower class sizes, additional counselors and increased mental health services.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
What is key to America’s understanding of class is the persistent belief—despite all evidence to the contrary—that anyone, with the proper discipline and drive, can move from a lower class to a higher class.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
