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Recent Examples on the Web There’s also her recent and resentful ex, played by Kevin Bacon, who circles agitatedly. Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2024 The executive and entrepreneur’s arrest is the culmination of a nearly year-long whirlwind of heinous allegations made against him by several former associates, most noticeably ex-girlfriend Cassie Ventura. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Sep. 2024 The Lexington Herald-Leader identified the woman Couch sent the text messages to as his ex-wife. CBS News, 10 Sep. 2024 Thompson is also dad to daughter True, 6, and son Tatum, 2, with his ex Khloé Kardashian, along with 2-year-old son Theo with Maralee Nichols. Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for ex 
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Noun
  • In spring and fall, before and after those Alaska voyages, Seabourn Encore will visit Japan, making maiden calls to Beppu, with its hot springs, and Toba, known for its pearls, among other ports.
    Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
  • The bill’s publication comes ahead of Labour’s maiden budget on October 30, when finance minister Rachel Reeves is widely expected to announce tax rises.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune Europe, 10 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Indonesia was an obvious substitute: a nation that was 87% Muslim and whose people were already familiar to many in Saudi Arabia as immigrants who had come to work as maids or drivers.
    Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Unlike the high-society love interests that preceded her, Sophie is a maid who has spent most of her life working and concealing a mysterious past, Netflix revealed on companion sight Tudum.
    Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • Cheryl playfully asks her bachelors, who mostly flub their replies.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Although Bradshaw chose Alcala as the lucky bachelor on The Dating Game, the two never went out after the taping.
    Jessica Sager, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Dafoe, an actor who has played more than his fair share of villains, is exceptionally crazed here as Thomas Wake, basically a lonely, manipulative spinster who treats the lighthouse like his own palace.
    Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 4 Sep. 2024
  • The great spinsters of literature were often portrayed as, if not monstrous, then ugly, cruel and unwanted.
    Scottie Andrew, CNN, 27 July 2024

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