How to Use z in a Sentence

z

noun
  • The share is higher for Gen Z and millennials, at 82% for each cohort.
    Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • There are reports that the non-wide model could be called the Galaxy Z Fold 8 Ultra.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • But a study of Gen Z consumers found that more than three-quarters of those who paid upfront for a group expense never got repaid in full.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Tear off the top and there’s a new shape left behind, uncannily resembling what the Z Fold 8 Wide is thought to look like.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • It’s estimated that a third of Americans have tried them, Gen Z closer to 80%.
    Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • So much for the logo-mania that, for years, defined China’s Gen Z and millennial shoppers.
    CNN Money, 8 July 2026
  • Pop is the most universally nostalgia era, followed by hip-hop among Gen Z and millennial consumers.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 13 July 2026
  • Summerween is taking over social media as Gen Z embraces Halloween in the middle of summer.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • That was most prominent among Gen Z and Millennial consumers, who each cut their transactions by about 4%.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • New York Times Gen X bosses are disengaging, while Gen Z talent is quitting.
    Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 13 July 2026
  • That ratings win was driven primarily by Gen-Z viewers — a real shock for a broadcast-TV program.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 July 2026
  • This has created a sense of fear and anxiety among many Gen Z and Millennial workers who bet on these companies at the start of their careers.
    Vince Carrabba, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • What started as a cartoon joke has grown into a full social media movement, especially among Gen Z creators looking for a reason to break out the fake cobwebs early.
    Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
  • Levi’s also appears to be riding a cresting wave of newfound interest in baggy jeans and denim jackets, especially among Gen Z women.
    Rob Wile, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The game is now being adopted by Gen Z students who package it like competitive content — rankings, highlight reels, trick videos, mock-serious team accounts.
    Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • These tactics often cater to baddies — Gen Z-speak for any fashionable, confident person — to reach younger, usually female audiences.
    Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Hordes of young millennials and older Gen Z fans flocked to Inglewood’s Kia Forum on Wednesday.
    Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026
  • The company also says the last top-of-the-line Z will be the latest Chinese EV to make a run at the Nürburgring Nordschleife lap record this fall.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 July 2026
  • Among younger adults, the picture is even more striking, with some studies suggesting as many as 67% of Generation Z experience chronic loneliness.
    Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
  • He’s considered one of the show’s first Gen-Z comedians and grew his career from TikTok to 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
    Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 July 2026
  • View gallery - 5 images Compact cameras are currently experiencing something of a revival, buoyed by a Gen Z crowd chasing the look and feel of early-2000s digicams.
    New Atlas, 8 July 2026
  • Senate Republicans often steer clear of TikTok, a Gen Z favorite that Kennedy and his colleagues once considered banning because of its ties to China.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 July 2026
  • The community has this earmarked as the launch of the foldable Galaxy Z Flip8, Z Fold8 and the new larger form factor of the Galaxy Z Fold8 Wide.
    Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • Bank of America economists analyzed aggregate credit and debit card spending across 70 million consumer and small-business accounts and found Gen Z spending on fitness categories grew roughly 9%, compared with less than 4% growth in bar spending.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2026
  • First-time buyers accounted for 40 percent of purchasers this spring, up from 36 percent a year ago, while Millennials and Gen Z collectors represented one-third of bidders and buyers, compared with 25 percent during the same period last year.
    Daniel Cassady For Artnews, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
  • Nolan referenced Obsession writer-director Curry Barker and Backrooms director Kane Parsons as examples of original Gen Z filmmakers making a splash at the box office.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
  • California’s Malibu has become a haven for high-profile figures, with Oakley founder Jim Jannard and megawatt musicians Beyoncé and Jay-Z spending up to $210 million on real estate in the coastal city in the past three years.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 8 July 2026
  • Communal bathhouses like the Ice Bath Club and Nowhere Baths have sprung up in Asian financial hubs like Singapore and Hong Kong, where health-conscious millennial and Gen Z consumers pay hefty sums for a chilly soak.
    Angelica Ang, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • Together with Curry Barker’s Obsession, Backrooms paved a way for YouTube genre filmmakers at the box office, and also reinvigorated Gen Alpha and Gen Z moviegoers.
    Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 10 July 2026
  • The percentage of young Gen Z employees between the ages of 21 and 25 was cut in half at technology companies between 2023 and mid-2025, according to a study from compensation management software business Pave released last year.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 July 2026

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