: the class of people who work for wages usually at manual labor
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How better for the billionaires to get the sympathy of working class fans?—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 4 June 2026 To Mike Madrid, a Republican consultant who has studied Latino voters, Becerra’s campaign represents a shift in Democratic politics away from the most progressive parts of the state and toward a more working class orientation.—Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026 Strictly speaking, Connie is an aristocrat and Mellors is working class.—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 The third season, Devil In Silver, is based on the book by Victor LaValle, about a working class man mistakenly committed to a psychiatric hospital where things get very, very dark.—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for working class