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Recent Examples of ex Cannavale welcomed his oldest son, Jake, with his ex-wife, fellow actress Jenny Lumet, in May 1995. Francesca Gariano, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025 The father of four has two children with Goicoechea, and two with his ex-wife Tameka Foster. Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025 Clowney is the second prominent ex-Panther who got picked up by an NFL team this week. Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Sep. 2025 Last month, ex-Patriots Matt Judon joined a front featuring former first-round picks Chop Robinson (six sacks last year), Jaelan Phillips and two-time Pro Bowler Bradley Chubb. Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ex
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Noun
  • Hernandez rode 18 of Baffert’s 24 winners, including eight wins in 2-year-old maiden races.
    Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Brant, the $3 million 2-year-old whose maiden victory in July produced a 101 Beyer speed figure, the best by a horse his age in 2025; Balboa, third to Brant in that maiden race; Desert Gate, 2 for 2 after winning the Best Pal Stakes, and Litmus Test, an $875,000 yearling who won first time out.
    Kevin Modesti, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • When Davina goes out to fetch her, Julia is worried that Lovat is going to try the ol’ sneak-attack-wedding maneuver, but the maid reassures her that’s not the case.
    Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • One of his employees, a bachelor, realized things were tough for the company.
    Clare Conley, Outdoor Life, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Though The Wrong Paris exchanges the City of Lights for the Lone Star State, that doesn't stop Dawn from falling for Trey (Pierson Fodé), The Honeypot bachelor that the other girls are vying for.
    Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • On The Gilded Age, Nixon plays Ada, the spinster sister of Agnes (Christine Baranski), in all three seasons.
    Carson Blackwelder, People.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • An old spinster, and worse, a scandalous one.
    Grace Aldridge August 8, Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025

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