as in poor
belonging to the class of people of middle social or economic rank
The neighborhood was occupied primarily by bourgeois families.
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Recent Examples of bourgeois
Beneath the surface, there are, in fact, some major conflicts brewing in Enzo’s life: He’s been waging a quiet war against his bourgeois parents (Pierfrancesco Favino, Elodie Bouchez), rejecting the typical academic route that his older brother (Nathan Japy) has successfully chosen.
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The Industrial Revolution gave rise to a new bourgeois class that, when not reeling from the latest market crash, had time and money to burn.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Baldwin was fluent in the language of bourgeois respectability and dressed the part when the occasion called for it.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Every possible ill, every source of embarrassment to their bourgeois sensibilities, was blamed on the plant.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
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Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 14 May 2025
The Industrial Revolution gave rise to a new bourgeois class that, when not reeling from the latest market crash, had time and money to burn.
—Matthew Redmond, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2025
Baldwin was fluent in the language of bourgeois respectability and dressed the part when the occasion called for it.
—Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
Every possible ill, every source of embarrassment to their bourgeois sensibilities, was blamed on the plant.
—Wade Davis, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bourgeois
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bourgeois
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This tactic is sometimes used to justify letting an employee go under the guise of poor performance.—
Sho Dewan,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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The original doesn’t go that deeply into it, but this poor girl was essentially forced to be a teen mom at this time in her life when all of her friends would be graduating high school and dating and thinking about their futures.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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As Stan crosses $30 million in annual recurring revenue and $300 million in gross merchandise value, Bartlett’s hands-on involvement signals a growing belief that the middle-class creator is the business story of the decade.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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California’s median home price in March was $884,000 — very tough if not impossible for many middle-class families.—
George Skelton,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2025
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“Bourgeois.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bourgeois. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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