personal ad

Example Sentences

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"All my hopes and dreams, my old report cards, every breed of dog, every last personal ad on Craigslist, sesame, poppy seed, salt, and it collapsed in on itself," she explains.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2023

Once the money had been gathered, George’s father was instructed to run a personal ad in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that read, “We are ready. Percy Minnie.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2022

So, she decided to place a personal ad in the Yale Alumni Magazine, inspired by her ties to the school and her upcoming 50th reunion from Bryn Mawr, from which she graduated cum laude.

From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2021

The boys answer a rich widow’s personal ad.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 30, 2020

First, I needed to know how many people might have seen the personal ad and how many might match it.

From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2018