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Definition of downwardly mobile in English: downwardly mobileadjectiveˌdaʊnwədli ˈməʊbʌɪl Moving to a lower social class; losing wealth and status. Example sentencesExamples - Conversations take place between the self-composed, confident Wayne and the downwardly mobile Arnold about their lives and their relationships.
- These results suggest that by following only intact families, the typical lifetime incidence study excludes many downwardly mobile individuals.
- What could be stranger than to live the upwardly mobile life while preaching the downwardly mobile gospel?
- "I know there's talk about jealousy of the Indians who are upwardly mobile, but it's the downwardly mobile Indians who face the attacks."
- Bourgeois (organic) vegetables are becoming downwardly mobile and increasingly within the reach of the proletariat.
- In another case, racism is articulated by downwardly mobile groups targeting nearby others.
- The third participant was the (politically speaking) downwardly mobile Theresa May, who glories in the title of " shadow minister for families ".
- I'm happy enough to be the black sheep of the team, just like I'm the most downwardly mobile member of my family.
- Indeed, Jane and Joe Cooperative Worker are "overly educated white people who are downwardly mobile," as Lance Haver put it.
- Downwardly mobile people like myself, or college students fresh off the parental dole, often get themselves in trouble for a couple reasons.
- Although Veronica is blonde enough to pass for royalty at most high schools, she is downwardly mobile.
- Haunting, this often hilarious and poignant book is not just the humiliation of the downwardly mobile middle-aged man, but also of the writer and his irrelevance.
- Similarly, with something like social mobility, we notice that some people improve their socio-economic position relative to their parents, others stay roughly the same, and others are downwardly mobile.
- Walker, for example, reports that approximately six of every ten SAE members between 1855 and 1914 were upwardly mobile and approximately one in every 25 were downwardly mobile.
- The book opens with a closely observed scene in the downwardly mobile Brooklyn neighbourhood of Gowanus.
- This seems to indicate that Protestants are not more upwardly mobile than Jews and Catholics, but that Protestants may be somewhat less downwardly mobile than others.
- One group is made up of those who have lost their jobs and are downwardly mobile.
- "Downwardly mobile" is how she jokingly describes herself.
- Downwardly mobile, despite their gentle origins, these men had limited resources and restricted access to luxurious apparel.
- By contrast, for those who are classified as immobile or downwardly mobile, the annual income bias appears to be negligible.
Derivativesnoun People forced to live with less should feel reassured that downward mobility will be a short-term problem: major signs are pointing to eventual economic recovery. Example sentencesExamples - As a result of these changes, the old middle class has for a long time perceived the threat of, or actually experienced, downward mobility, economic stagnation, status insecurity, and declining political power.
- What those records show compared to yesteryear rock is emotional downward mobility.
- But how much has this contributed to downward mobility and increasing stress?
- What I've learned in my search for downward mobility is that my experience has labeled and packaged me as a certain type of product and that I cannot transform myself into a new, ‘lesser’ product.
Definition of downwardly mobile in US English: downwardly mobileadjective Moving to a lower social class; losing wealth and status. Example sentencesExamples - I'm happy enough to be the black sheep of the team, just like I'm the most downwardly mobile member of my family.
- This seems to indicate that Protestants are not more upwardly mobile than Jews and Catholics, but that Protestants may be somewhat less downwardly mobile than others.
- One group is made up of those who have lost their jobs and are downwardly mobile.
- What could be stranger than to live the upwardly mobile life while preaching the downwardly mobile gospel?
- "I know there's talk about jealousy of the Indians who are upwardly mobile, but it's the downwardly mobile Indians who face the attacks."
- Downwardly mobile people like myself, or college students fresh off the parental dole, often get themselves in trouble for a couple reasons.
- In another case, racism is articulated by downwardly mobile groups targeting nearby others.
- Indeed, Jane and Joe Cooperative Worker are "overly educated white people who are downwardly mobile," as Lance Haver put it.
- Downwardly mobile, despite their gentle origins, these men had limited resources and restricted access to luxurious apparel.
- By contrast, for those who are classified as immobile or downwardly mobile, the annual income bias appears to be negligible.
- Bourgeois (organic) vegetables are becoming downwardly mobile and increasingly within the reach of the proletariat.
- Conversations take place between the self-composed, confident Wayne and the downwardly mobile Arnold about their lives and their relationships.
- Walker, for example, reports that approximately six of every ten SAE members between 1855 and 1914 were upwardly mobile and approximately one in every 25 were downwardly mobile.
- The book opens with a closely observed scene in the downwardly mobile Brooklyn neighbourhood of Gowanus.
- Haunting, this often hilarious and poignant book is not just the humiliation of the downwardly mobile middle-aged man, but also of the writer and his irrelevance.
- Similarly, with something like social mobility, we notice that some people improve their socio-economic position relative to their parents, others stay roughly the same, and others are downwardly mobile.
- These results suggest that by following only intact families, the typical lifetime incidence study excludes many downwardly mobile individuals.
- Although Veronica is blonde enough to pass for royalty at most high schools, she is downwardly mobile.
- "Downwardly mobile" is how she jokingly describes herself.
- The third participant was the (politically speaking) downwardly mobile Theresa May, who glories in the title of " shadow minister for families ".
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