How to Use the bourgeoisie in a Sentence
the bourgeoisie
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There’s a clear reference, and the film is also a critique of the bourgeoisie.
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John Hopewell,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
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The plot is high-class soap opera, offered at a time when most composers were avoiding any subject that glamorized the bourgeoisie.
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Russell Platt,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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Jake Trelease on the need for literature beyond the bourgeoisie.
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Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
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The latest trend among the bourgeoisie was owning distinguished cats, and Colette was no exception.
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Literary Hub,
9 Dec. 2025
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At its core, though, The White Lotus continues to put a mirror up to the bourgeoisie’s neuroticism, with luxury travel as its lens.
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Megan Spurrell,
Condé Nast Traveler,
8 Mar. 2025
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In its archetypal form, the seduction plot features a sybaritic aristocrat who attempts to debauch an upstanding daughter of the bourgeoisie.
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Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Loosely inspired by Marco Bellocchio’s 1965 debut Fists in the Pocket, the scathing takedown of the bourgeoisie that put the Italian director on the map, Rosebush Pruning was penned by Efthimis Filippou.
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David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Feb. 2026
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Among these were The Cost of Living (1989), centering on the bourgeoisie’s new affluence under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher; Small World (1995), commenting on mass tourism; and Common Sense, critiquing global consumerism.
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News Desk,
Artforum,
15 Dec. 2025
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