Example sentences for: ex-

How can you use “ex-” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Ex-JFK buddy Gore Vidal praises Seymour Hersh's Kennedy bio and tells more stories about JFK's sex adventures and mendaciousness.

  • Another ex-Clintonite, Dick Morris, explains to the WP 's "Reliable Source" that "Hillary's Senate campaign is Bill Clinton's 'I'm sorry' gift.

  • A scan of the headlines found cheek-by-jowl on the WP 's Page A6 provides an interesting snapshot of the life of the modern Cabinet officer: "[Ex-HUD Secretary] Cisneros's Ex-Mistress Pleads Guilty," "[Labor Secretary] Herman Denies Allegations of Influence-Selling Scheme," and "Two Tyson Foods Executive Indicted Over Gifts to [Ex-Agriculture Secretary] Espy."

  • Indeed, the Alexanders, as black leaders in Philadelphia, cannot be understood without Cecil Moore, the fiery ex-Marine who became the head of Philadelphia's NAACP in 1963 and proceeded to turn the city upside-down with his militant protests.

  • The papers all mention that some ex-Cisneros employees are indicted too, but it's the NYT that makes it clear why: the charge is that they also lied to investigators about the financial arrangements with the woman, in hopes of securing HUD jobs for themselves.


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