want ad

Example Sentences

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It was a want ad in the newspaper that started Storen’s pro path.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2020

According to the want ad, the Jesuit high school is looking for someone to take on the role of “identifying, engaging and cultivating alumni.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2018

"Say, the fellow that couldn't be happy here would be the fellow that would write a want ad in heaven."

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2018

It all started with a want ad in a newspaper for ice cream truck drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2016

I paid the same prices as Jim, but I would have done just as badly at three times as much, and might just as well have saved money buying second-hand through a want "ad."

From Cupid's Middleman by Lent, Edward B.