Examples of Xer in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Justin E. H. Smith, Harper's Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
Without complaint, Millennial high-school students by the mid-2010s were bearing roughly twice the average daily homework load as late-wave Xers were in the mid-1990s.
—Neil Howe, Fortune, 18 July 2023
Maybe DeSantis, a fellow Gen Xer, is just a 1980s enthusiast.
—Robert Schlesinger, The New Republic, 6 July 2023
As a young Gen Xer who came of age during that decade, I’m conflicted.
—Tia Williams, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
But the most heart-melting, tear-jerking bit comes when Maverick (Cruise) and a dying Iceman (Val Kilmer) enjoy one last bro-hug that hits every Gen Xer in the feels.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
Noun
Editor of Harper’s and fellow Gen Xer Christopher Beha sat down with Smith to discuss intergenerational relations, how Smith’s essay evolved over the editorial process, and how art at its best interrogates the arguable and not the obvious.
—Justin E. H. Smith, Harper's Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
Without complaint, Millennial high-school students by the mid-2010s were bearing roughly twice the average daily homework load as late-wave Xers were in the mid-1990s.
—Neil Howe, Fortune, 18 July 2023
Maybe DeSantis, a fellow Gen Xer, is just a 1980s enthusiast.
—Robert Schlesinger, The New Republic, 6 July 2023
As a young Gen Xer who came of age during that decade, I’m conflicted.
—Tia Williams, Harper's BAZAAR, 22 Feb. 2023
But the most heart-melting, tear-jerking bit comes when Maverick (Cruise) and a dying Iceman (Val Kilmer) enjoy one last bro-hug that hits every Gen Xer in the feels.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
Combining form
Late Latin, from Greek xēr-, xēro-, from xēros
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“Xer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Xer. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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