cultured class

Example Sentences

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There arises a cultured class outside the Church.

From Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde"; an essay on the Wagnerian drama by Hight, George Ainslie

America, unlike England, has no recognized cultured class, and has no aristocracy, so called, with which to keep mere rich men suitably miserable—at least a little humble and wistful.

From Crowds A Moving-Picture of Democracy by Lee, Gerald Stanley

All, both men and women, evidently belonged to the educated, or rather to the cultured class.

From The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror by Griffith, George Chetwynd

A clear, soft voice, with the effect of distinctness without preciseness, which betrays the cultured class, was heard by those within, asking, "Is Captain Hamlin in the house?"

From The Duke of Stockbridge by Bellamy, Edward

They appeal of course to a cultured class, and they are catholic in their tastes--ready for anything provided it is topical and well done.

From Journalism for Women A Practical Guide by Bennett, Arnold