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

In an Irish village, single men band together to place a personal ad in an American newspaper to find women.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019

Our protagonist, deciding this description fits him perfectly, places a personal ad in response, suggesting they meet at a bar at noon.

From The Guardian • Nov. 3, 2018