How to Use social class in a Sentence

social class

noun
  • Nobody in their right mind questions their net worth or social class.
    — Vinesh Sukumaran, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2025
  • The mix of social classes was striking, too.
    — Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 16 Nov. 2025
  • At the same time, research shows screen time use among children is tied to social class.
    — Aarushi Bhandari, The Conversation, 19 June 2026
  • To all kinds of people, old, young, coming from all social classes.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 29 Aug. 2025
  • To all kinds of people, old, young, coming from all social classes.
    — Marta Balaga, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
  • In short, the odds weren’t in the favor of this group of young men, who all came from a lower social class.
    — Maëlle Beauget-Uhl, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • It was written by members of all social classes.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The couple shared a social class and a smug distrust of anyone outside it.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
  • The conflict between the young and the old is explored in the context of social class.
    — Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2024
  • This ubiquitous food unites all social classes and all age groups at a bakery counter.
    — Rafael Tonon, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Aug. 2023
  • In Korea, the spoon is a potent symbol of social class.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Froseth stars as May Welland, a kind and genuine woman who is a product of her social class.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Brontë’s story is about revenge, obsessive love and social class.
    — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In the past few years, members of nearly every social class have taken to the streets all over the country to protest against the regime.
    — Ray Takeyh, Foreign Affairs, 18 Oct. 2021
  • The students tolled a gamut of death announcements that could specify gender and social class.
    — Joseph Wilson, The Christian Science Monitor, 8 July 2024
  • Various clashes occur in the room based on social class, race, and otherwise.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 11 June 2025
  • Moreover, social class alone cannot explain such health inequalities.
    — Jennifer Singh, The Conversation, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But the director manages to spin a clever modern-day morality tale mixing art, social class and big bucks.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Globally, the degree of risk from deadly air correlates with a person's income and social class.
    — Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Carhartt is one of those unicorn brands that somehow transcends generations, social classes, and fashion trends.
    — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Violence against women is a phenomenon that is much bigger and goes across all cultural and social classes.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
  • The men ranged from 22 to 70 years old, coming from all sorts of backgrounds, occupations, and social classes.
    — Literary Hub, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The film depicts heartless wealth, social class and the dehumanizing treatment workers receive in the hands of the ultra-rich.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 12 Feb. 2025
  • Students discuss how factors such as social class, age and race can impact people’s experiences with the justice system.
    — C. Clare Strange, The Conversation, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Inside their domed chambers, men and women, regardless of social class, commune together and unwind.
    — Sam Metz, Quartz, 7 Mar. 2024
  • For Marxism, social classes are the agents and capitalism and class struggle are the central mechanisms of change.
    — Helen V. Milner, Foreign Affairs, 15 Aug. 2018
  • Without giving him an answer, Sophie leaves him standing on the servants' stairs, choosing to go for a normal night out with her friends from her own social class.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The actor had to convey a certain ambiguity not often afforded to people of a lower social class.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The research suggests that to consume or to dream of consuming creates illusions of belonging to a different social class.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Her novels, which touch upon topics like friendship, romance and social class, have been translated into over 40 languages.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024

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