How to Use Gen X in a Sentence

Gen X

noun
  • But that still means half of all Gen X accounts had less than that amount.
    — Jeanne Sahadi, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There’s a lot of Gen X nostalgia there.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Three decades later, those Gen X artists are in their 50s.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The new wave of Gen X beauty is for the it-girls, thanks to a fresh crop of launches.
    — Dahvi Shira, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • This is especially true for Gen X owners.
    — Brian Lasher, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • In terms of mass culture, Gen X and Boomers can often feel on the outside looking in.
    — Howard Homonoff, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Many Gen X savers, depending on their age, can contribute more than that limit.
    — Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 13 Nov. 2025
  • But for millennials, Gen X, and boomers, fears of a recession ranked high.
    — Rocio Fabbro, Quartz, 12 June 2024
  • For Gen X entrepreneurs — many in their peak earning and growth years — today's pressures are front and center.
    — Eric Johnson, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The musical that most speaks to millennials, or Gen X, is Rent, right?
    — Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023
  • More than 10% of older Gen X and young Boomer workers have taken a pay cut to stay employed.
    — Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
  • There was the cosmic fear of being past his prime, plus visible Gen X cringe over that prime being a beer commercial.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2023
  • The use was higher among Gen Z and millennials compared to Gen X and boomers.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
  • Gill said that Gen X being at the peak of their careers leads to higher purchasing power, and can buy homes and other things.
    — Teddy Grant, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • This was also true for about 64% of Baby Boomers and Gen X employees.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 2 Oct. 2023
  • And, about one in three Gen Z parents view reading as a subject to learn compared to one in five Gen X parents.
    — Sherri Gordon, Parents, 14 May 2025
  • Uranus in Virgo and Libra allowed Gen X to understand that there is no ideal way to be.
    — Lisa Stardust, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • There’s simply nothing better than a young ‘90s star, now an adult, paying homage to the roles that give us Gen X parents all the feels.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 17 Oct. 2023
  • This was meaningfully higher than Gen X at 69% and Boomers at 50%.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 30 July 2025
  • The eight-part dramedy pitch centers on a Gen X woman who takes up Latin dancing in a bid to combat her sky-high blood pressure.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Gen X leaders often know how to translate between older systems and newer expectations.
    — Ethan Karp, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
  • Likewise, a Gen X manager may want to shift focus toward succession planning or better work-life balance.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Everand and Fable's data showed that the number of spicy books read actually rises with age, peaking among Gen X readers.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
  • According to Hubspot, 29% of Gen X and 16% of Boomers shop through social media.
    — Pavel Stepanov, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • That’s one of the timeliest things about Always Been — the sense of Gen X angst in these songs, especially middle-aged loneliness.
    — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
  • These efforts keep the brand in the conversation with Gen Z, millennials, and a growing Gen X cohort.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 29 May 2026
  • While some small business owners remain hopeful, Gen X entrepreneurs are carrying the most economic anxiety.
    — Eric Johnson, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Following these updates to cottage cheese, the Good Culture team sought to market to younger Gen X and millennial consumers.
    — Emma Sandler, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
  • But Gen Z has grown up in a different culture than the millennials before them, and certainly more than Gen X or the Boomers.
    — Harvard Business Review, 30 Dec. 2025
  • And with that notion, Anderson brushes aside the remaining traces of Gen X cynicism he’s largely left behind and resets the stage for the next battle.
    — Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025

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