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noun

Definition of ex

as in maiden

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Recent Examples of ex Some progressives looked at the field and determined that Elijah Manley, the most progressive candidate, couldn’t win — especially not when the disgraced ex-congresswoman who’d quit the seat was also running. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 19 Aug. 2026 The tired, the sick, the hungry, the famous and tons of ex-boyfriends, all regretting their wrongs. — Courtney Love, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026 Those three components were blended before being recasked across both ex-bourbon (53 gallon) and ex-sherry (59 gallon) casks previously used to age Jura single malt Scotch. — David Thomas Tao, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Bird's ex-girlfriend, Megan Rapinoe, has been featured prominently on TOGETHXR's social media. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ex

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Noun

Lastly, Sovereignty broke his maiden in his third start as a two-year-old and won the Kentucky Derby in his third start last year, followed by his three wins at Saratoga last summer.

— Geoff Clark, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Skinner’s side reached the quarter-finals in their 2025-26 maiden Champions League campaign but failed to qualify for Europe this term after the depth of their squad was exposed amid a busy season.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of maiden

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Sullivan was an Irish immigrant who had been working as a maid for the Bordens for more than two years.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026
Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) Communications via AP Hines stabbed Jenkins to death while the 54-year-old was working as a motel maid in Kingston Springs.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026

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Draft weekends can now function like golf trips, bachelor weekends or milestone celebrations—an excuse for friends to gather in a destination and build a larger experience around football.

— Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
About two-thirds of couples who have lived together eventually marry, according to the report, which found that figure jumps to 77 percent for those with at least a bachelor’s degree.

— Cole Reynolds, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2026

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After deliberating for just over an hour, the all-male, white, Protestant jury unanimously decided that 32-year-old spinster Borden didn’t commit a brazen daytime double homicide.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 4 Aug. 2026
The eight-episode season will star Ella Beatty as the (allegedly) hatchet-wielding spinster accused and acquitted of killing her father and stepmother in the trial of the century.

— Dan Medeiros, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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