working class

Example Sentences

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The daughter of a Spanish father and a Nigerian mother, Lopez was born in 2006 in the tight-knit working class Madrid neighbourhood of Vallecas.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

He said that he wanted Labour to "be part of working class people".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Though not on an official government holiday, crowds have since gathered around the country on the first of May to celebrate the achievements and struggles of the working class.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

I told them I was from Kentucky, and I grew up working class in Appalachia, where my family still lived.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

In her novel Song of Solomon, Toni Morrison captures this distant relationship between the black working class and the Mutual.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson