want ad

Example Sentences

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It was a want ad in the newspaper that started Storen’s pro path.

From Washington Times • May 7, 2020

According to the want ad, the Jesuit high school is looking for someone to take on the role of “identifying, engaging and cultivating alumni.”

From Washington Post • Oct. 18, 2018

It all started with a want ad in a newspaper for ice cream truck drivers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2016

I answered a want ad in a New York paper 15 years ago.

From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2015

Yvonne and me, avter all those many 'appy year' with you, we think we want--ah, ch�rie, you'll pardon that?--we want ad the laz' to live independent!

From The Flower of the Chapdelaines by Yohn, F. C. (Frederick Coffay)