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
She moved to Canada, and in 1974 placed a personal ad in Mother Earth News, then a new journal of self-sufficiency.
From New York Times ● Sep. 21, 2021
In an Irish village, single men band together to place a personal ad in an American newspaper to find women.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2019
Our protagonist, deciding this description fits him perfectly, places a personal ad in response, suggesting they meet at a bar at noon.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 3, 2018
