ex
Example Sentences
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Had it just been my dog and me, this wouldn’t have been a problem, as I knew she’d eventually get settled, but my ex couldn’t deal with it, and we cut the stay short.
From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026
A generous interpretation: It may be that your ex finds the monthly payments stressful.
From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026
This one was a new, more casual ex he briefly dated earlier in the year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
Despite what a distressing number of credentialed Americans appear to think, antisemitism doesn’t burst onto the scene ex nihilo with pogroms and Nuremberg Laws.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
“I finally caught the criminal I call my ex, that’s what,” she says.
From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas
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