want ad
noun
: a newspaper advertisement stating that something (such as an employee, employment, or a specified item) is wanted
Examples of want ad in a Sentence
She checked the want ads to find a new job.
Recent Examples on the Web
To attract a new doctor, Havana leaders took out want ads in local newspapers, posted notices on social media, and sweetened the pot with a rent-free medical office equipped with an X-ray, an ultrasound machine and a bone density scanner — all owned by the town.
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Daniel Chang, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
According to the Harris Poll, 76% of consumers want ads that are personalized or relevant to their interests.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Liz Warren and her soulmate Harold Daggett would undoubtedly like to see would-be renters and landlords bent over the want ads with a pencil in hand, guessing prices, circling leads and calling each other on their rotary phones.
—Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2024
The prices are lower than those rumors suggested, though: €9.99 ($10.58) a month for a web-only experience, and €12.99 for those who want ads removed from Meta’s iOS and Android apps.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2023
Microsoft should respect the fact that people already pay for Windows and don’t want ads shoved down their throats.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2023
The metal legends formed in 1981 after Mars placed a want ad in the Recycler that Sixx and Lee answered.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
In 1942, her mother spotted a want ad that said the publisher Fiction House was looking for cartoonists and encouraged her to apply.
—Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
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Daniel Chang, CBS News, 11 Feb. 2025
According to the Harris Poll, 76% of consumers want ads that are personalized or relevant to their interests.
—Greg Petro, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Liz Warren and her soulmate Harold Daggett would undoubtedly like to see would-be renters and landlords bent over the want ads with a pencil in hand, guessing prices, circling leads and calling each other on their rotary phones.
—Michael Graham, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2024
The prices are lower than those rumors suggested, though: €9.99 ($10.58) a month for a web-only experience, and €12.99 for those who want ads removed from Meta’s iOS and Android apps.
—David Meyer, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2023
Microsoft should respect the fact that people already pay for Windows and don’t want ads shoved down their throats.
—Tom Warren, The Verge, 30 Aug. 2023
The metal legends formed in 1981 after Mars placed a want ad in the Recycler that Sixx and Lee answered.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2023
In 1942, her mother spotted a want ad that said the publisher Fiction House was looking for cartoonists and encouraged her to apply.
—Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
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“Want ad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/want%20ad. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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