leisure-class
Example Sentences
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The expanding leisure class of the late 19th century was, as Fischer writes, “driven to consume, eager for diversion and entertainment.”
From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2022
Pacifico’s follow-up, “Class,” took on the hipster millennials of Italy’s leisure class, their bank accounts padded by regular cash transfers from their parents, their self-regard padded by the status symbols those transfers afford.
From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2021
Gillespie said the rule is "kind of a holdover from the leisure class."
From Fox News • Sep. 6, 2021
They didn’t want to overthrow the leisure class.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2019
A jungle yields no abundance to feed the multitudes, and supports no leisure class.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
