second-class

Example Sentences

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We are fortunate to have warriors like Crenshaw who refuse to accept second-class status.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Soon it came to mean tawdry and second-class goods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

The firm was fined £21m in October by regulator Ofcom after failing to meet its first and second-class delivery targets in the year 2024/25.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

"We've become second-class Swiss citizens," lamented Joana, a 35-year-old mother of two, declining to give her surname for professional reasons.

From Barron's • Oct. 19, 2025

Elizabeth learned more about the second-class status of women when she overheard the female clients who came to beg for help at her father’s law office, which adjoined the main house.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling