blue-collar

Example Sentences

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And while the blue collar and gig economy labor markets are less affected, white collar workers who can’t find work begin to flood in, increasing labor supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

The wages of blue collar jobs remained on the lower part of the income spectrum, while the wages of white collar services jobs increased.

From Barron's • Dec. 4, 2025

The songs – Thunder Road, Jungleland, Born To Run – throbbed with longing, as his characters fought to escape the confines of small-town, blue collar American life.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2024

I think ball security is going to be his nemesis, but other than that he can make all the throws, he’s a tough guy, he’s blue collar.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2024

It was a big, closed car, with a driver in a white duster with blue collar and cuffs, and we had him put the back of the car down.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway