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
It all started with a want ad in a newspaper for ice cream truck drivers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2016
When the Staten Island Yankees begin their season on Friday, Jane M. Rogers, the team’s president and general manager, may reflect on the day she answered a want ad for a secretary 16 years ago.
From New York Times • Jun. 12, 2015
The above innocent appearing want ad in The Bee, although alluring in its prospects to a young woman desiring a summer vacation, is the principal factor in the arrest of one M. W. Williams, etc.
From Newspaper Reporting and Correspondence A Manual for Reporters, Correspondents, and Students of Newspaper Writing by Hyde, Grant Milnor
