classified ad
Example Sentences
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He saw a classified ad in the San Diego Union-Tribune in 1987 and applied for a role as a technician.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025
On Page 11 was a classified ad that read: “In Search of Affordable Home,” placed by their friend, Tess Elliott, the newspaper’s publisher.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024
His first children's writing job resulted from answering a classified ad, and his horror writing break came after an editor was angry at someone else.
From Salon • Sep. 4, 2022
It’s not for a news story, but a classified ad for a programmer.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 21, 2021
And when the Graphic View II arrived, procured secondhand from a classified ad, well loved and packed into its own case like an expensive violin, Mia knew this would be true.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
