personal ad

Example Sentences

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"All my hopes and dreams, my old report cards, every breed of dog, every last personal ad on Craigslist, sesame, poppy seed, salt, and it collapsed in on itself," she explains.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2023

Once the money had been gathered, George’s father was instructed to run a personal ad in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that read, “We are ready. Percy Minnie.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2022

The proud but meddlesome mother of three women tries to find the perfect man for her youngest daughter by placing an online personal ad.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2019

To be able to read a personal ad in a newspaper, you need to be a reader of that newspaper.

From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2018

The use of the old-school personal ad style was part of the draw.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2018