How to Use ex in a Sentence

ex

noun

• Illinois nurse who was terrorized by her ex turned to the court for help.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 17 Nov. 2023
• Sure, the driver of that ride happens to be Che’s ex, to whom Che happens to still be married.
  — Time, 22 June 2023
• For sure, people should not date their best friend’s exes.
  — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2024
• On the plane after dropping her children off to her ex, the lyrics would pour out of Kelly Clarkson.
  — Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
• That could be a hacker, a jealous ex, a relative or even your boss.
  — Kim Komando, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2024
• Ambrosio shares 10-year-old son Noah and Anja with ex Jamie Mazur.
  — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 June 2023
• But screwing up and sleeping with your ex is something that many, many people have done.
  — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
• One of his exes, Linda Lawrence, notes Jagger’s awe of his way with women, and Richards’ awe of his way with a guitar.
  — Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Nov. 2023
• The lawsuit states Jesse Hooven wanted leverage to use against his ex in this custody dispute.
  — The Enquirer, 16 Apr. 2024
• Who hasn’t cried over an ex during their birthday party?
  — Vulture, 10 June 2023
• His ex, Andrea, is a good person and tries really hard.
  — Annie Lane, cleveland, 29 Jan. 2023
• In the tenth and final episode of Glamorous season 1, so much happens with Marco, his ex, and his team at Glamorous by Madolyn.
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 25 June 2023
• Like many people after a breakup, SZA got blocked by her ex on social media and told others about it.
  — Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 1 June 2023
• This adds a layer to how Shakira's and Karol G’s right to express themselves is being seen both by the public and by their exes.
  — Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 11 May 2023
• Four years later, Milian announced her first pregnancy with her ex, The-Dream.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2023
• Her ex, Hubert (Hubert Deschamps), who is her child’s father, can’t get Janine out of his mind.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2023
• Alas, he’s lured in by Rebecca’s ex-husband Rupert, who hires him to coach a rival football team.
  — David M. Perry, CNN, 15 Mar. 2023
• He’s been very open about it and his story matches with information that a mutual friend (of his ex’s) has told me.
  — Shon Faye, Vogue, 12 Jan. 2024
• Episode five sees Petey’s past and present collide when her ex and his new fiancee decide to hold their wedding on New Utopia’s picturesque farm.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 July 2023
• Ali can’t resolve all his feelings, from guilt to regret and back again, regarding his ex, Alice (Chiara Mastroianni), who takes care of Rachel most of the time.
  — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2023
• More from Carolyn Hax From the archive: An abusive ex is terminally ill.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 14 July 2023
• Katie and Lala then argued whether Lala’s opinions stemmed from her situation with ex Randall Emmett.
  — Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
• The story follows two exes, Willa and Bill, who reconnect after 25 years while stranded in an airport during an epic storm.
  — Caitlin Brody, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2023
• Adam Fravel, Kingsbury's 29-year-old ex and the father of her two young children, was arrested in her death and held on suspicion of second-degree murder.
  — Chris Eberhart, Fox News, 8 June 2023
• The party also happened to be attended by yet another one of his exes, Olivia Flowers.
  — Jodi Guglielmi, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
• As for exes Theo and Kaz, Amber leads them in a couples therapy session to try and form a new friendship, which is going surprisingly well!
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2023
• This is about correcting yesterday, for your ex’s sake, not spinning or selling tomorrow for your own.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
• But Love discovers their affair and realizes that Joe killed Marienne’s ex, Ryan, out of jealousy and obsession.
  — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 9 Feb. 2023
• Eventually, Adam discusses his recent breakup with his ex, whose boxes of personal items litter the back of Adam’s car.
  — Odie Henderson, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
• Arquette is well matched by Matt Dillon as her criminal ex Denny, who tends to steer her toward ruin but also cares about her enough to take a mopey call from her while in the middle of an armed robbery.
  — Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023

Last Updated: 3 Mar 2025