want ad
Example Sentences
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In 1942, her mother spotted a want ad that said the publisher Fiction House was looking for cartoonists and encouraged her to apply.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022
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
That fall, the two-time Oscar winner shocked Hollywood by taking out a want ad in the trades soliciting acting work.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2017
That man already had a job that he had got from a want "ad."
From Walking-Stick Papers by Holliday, Robert Cortes
