Examples of wage earner in a Sentence
Most wage earners were not affected by the income tax increase.
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And this distinction between the living and dead elements of production applies as much to the work of plantation slaves as to that of wage earners.
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Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
At the same time, average wage earners were forced out of the new car market.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Middle income wage earners have recently been expressing dour sentiment that low-income earners have long been feeling.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) from July through September.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
At the same time, average wage earners were forced out of the new car market.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Middle income wage earners have recently been expressing dour sentiment that low-income earners have long been feeling.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Sep. 2025
The Social Security Administration bases its COLA each year on average annual increases in the consumer price index for urban wage earners and clerical workers (CPI-W) from July through September.
—Medora Lee, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for wage earner
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“Wage earner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wage%20earner. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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