steerage

Example Sentences

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Yet he was adventurous: one summer, work as a cattle feeder on a cattle steamer to England; one fall, steerage passage to Panama, in search of work there.

From New York Times • Dec. 31, 2021

So I worked with these amazing people under the steerage of Bruce.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2020

And where Bong’s work was about a fight to the front with steerage overtaking first class, a TV show needed more to sustain itself over several episodes.

From Washington Post • May 13, 2020

Wilson’s tone softened when he mentioned how three of his four grandparents were immigrants, including a maternal grandmother who came to the U.S. on a boat as a 16-year-old in steerage class.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2019

Our tickets secure us seats in the steerage class on the boat.

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton