second-class
Example Sentences
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The company and its followers have long chafed at their second-class status, and last week’s iPhone unveiling reignited the resentments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The postal service is also pushing through plans to scrap Saturday delivery of second-class post.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2026
It was at a few after-hours music jam sessions with his co-workers that they got to talking about how in the world of AI audio had become “a second-class citizen.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 28, 2026
That followed an investigation by Ofcom after Royal Mail missed its targets for both first and second-class post in 2024-25.
From BBC ● Mar. 6, 2026
Why would these young men openly endorse and perpetuate the very stereotypes that are invoked to justify their second-class status, their exclusion from mainstream society?
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
