Generation X
Example Sentences
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In the doc you talk about how Generation X was born out of a sense that young people had no future in the U.K.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026
Generation X, like the variable x, might stand for anything or nothing at all.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026
Generation X was known as the “slacker generation,” even though, arguably, they worked as hard as everyone else.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025
Generation X, as the first do-it-yourself retirement generation, is falling behind.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025
An even worse cliche, Generation X, is already degenerating. get nowhere fast.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
