How to Use ex in a Sentence
ex
noun-
Illinois nurse who was terrorized by her ex turned to the court for help.
— Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2023 -
Sure, the driver of that ride happens to be Che’s ex, to whom Che happens to still be married.
— Time, 22 June 2023 -
For sure, people should not date their best friend’s exes.
— Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024 -
Set up five hula hoops on the floor and assign a point value to each (ex: the closest hoop is 10 points and the furthest hoop is 50).
— Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 9 Feb. 2023 -
On the plane after dropping her children off to her ex, the lyrics would pour out of Kelly Clarkson.
— Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023 -
That could be a hacker, a jealous ex, a relative or even your boss.
— Kim Komando, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024 -
Ambrosio shares 10-year-old son Noah and Anja with ex Jamie Mazur.
— Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023 -
But screwing up and sleeping with your ex is something that many, many people have done.
— Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024 -
One of his exes, Linda Lawrence, notes Jagger’s awe of his way with women, and Richards’ awe of his way with a guitar.
— Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023 -
The lawsuit states Jesse Hooven wanted leverage to use against his ex in this custody dispute.
— The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2024 -
Who hasn’t cried over an ex during their birthday party?
— Vulture, 10 June 2023 -
The guardsmen took an initial consignment of 10 ex-army BTR-4s.
— David Axe, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023 -
His ex, Andrea, is a good person and tries really hard.
— Annie Lane, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023 -
In the tenth and final episode of Glamorous season 1, so much happens with Marco, his ex, and his team at Glamorous by Madolyn.
— Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 25 June 2023 -
Like many people after a breakup, SZA got blocked by her ex on social media and told others about it.
— Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 1 June 2023 -
Relatives said Sanchez was Juan Diego Cruz’s ex-girlfriend and that the two had been involved in a custody dispute over their son.
— Jamie Landers, Dallas News, 17 Mar. 2023 -
This adds a layer to how Shakira's and Karol G’s right to express themselves is being seen both by the public and by their exes.
— Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 11 May 2023 -
Fox was officially divorced from her ex-husband, Brian Austin Green, at the end of that same year.
— Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 12 Feb. 2023 -
Four years later, Milian announced her first pregnancy with her ex, The-Dream.
— Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2023 -
Her ex, Hubert (Hubert Deschamps), who is her child’s father, can’t get Janine out of his mind.
— Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2023 -
The actress was seen standing alongside her ex-boyfriend from 2018, Brendan Wallace.
— Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 27 Mar. 2023 -
Alas, he’s lured in by Rebecca’s ex-husband Rupert, who hires him to coach a rival football team.
— David M. Perry, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023 -
He’s been very open about it and his story matches with information that a mutual friend (of his ex’s) has told me.
— Shon Faye, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024 -
Episode five sees Petey’s past and present collide when her ex and his new fiancee decide to hold their wedding on New Utopia’s picturesque farm.
— Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023 -
Some of his tunes have made it onto film soundtracks, but those films were all produced by his ex-friend Harvey Weinstein.
— William Finnegan, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2023 -
Babyface had shared the house with his now ex-wife, Nicole Pantenburg — the two finalized their divorce in February of this year.
— Degen Pener, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Mar. 2023 -
Ali can’t resolve all his feelings, from guilt to regret and back again, regarding his ex, Alice (Chiara Mastroianni), who takes care of Rachel most of the time.
— Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023 -
More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: An abusive ex is terminally ill.
— Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 July 2023 -
And her ex-husband, a top manager at the state-run channel Russia Today, was seeking custody of their two children.
— Constant Méheut, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023 -
Choose a comfortable position to relax the anal sphincter (ex: spooning, riding), and start slow.
— Dominique Fluker, Essence, 21 Sep. 2023
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