social class
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Nevertheless, this man, grown out of Flea Bottom’s gutters, appropriates the tradition by holding his vows as a representation of lived reality, rather than as a mere ritual or badge of social class.
From Salon • Feb. 25, 2026
He grew up seeing work as a way to catapult himself into a new social class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025
Díaz Barriga’s contributions included details on how clothing differed depending on the person’s social class, and letting the production know that the Aztecs didn’t have chairs, tables or doors in their daily lives.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025
At one of the UK's largest conferences for video game developers, social class was on the agenda.
From BBC • Jul. 16, 2025
But in those first few days in Portland the anxieties of my actual social class take over.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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