second-class

Example Sentences

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“He thinks it’s really important that the authors of the 14th Amendment came in and granted citizenship on this principle that there’s no second class of people born in this country.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

In the 2024-25 financial year, the company delivered 77% of first class mail and 92.5% of second class mail on time, falling short of its 93% and 98.5% respective targets.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Pensioners living in two tower blocks said they felt like "second class citizens" after a social landlord quadrupled their heating and hot water bills overnight.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2025

Royal Mail should only deliver second class letters every other weekday to "protect" the future of the UK's postal industry, the industry regulator has proposed.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2025

Among Chicago’s leading citizens there was always a deep fear of being second class.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson