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Definition of "working-class" []

  • Of or pertaining to the working class (adjective)

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Use "working-class" in a sentence
  • "Kelley was born in Detroit on Oct. 27, 1954, to what he described as a working-class Catholic family which influenced his art."
  • "But the phrase 'working-class' is the phrase I grew up with - and so much of the working-class thing is about thinking you're not allowed to do stuff."
  • "Pauline's relationship with her mother had become strained by the time she was 11, but she felt more affinity with her father, Arthur, a mechanic, whom she describes as "working-class and proud"."