Example Sentences

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On paper, the Gen Xer wasn’t the most natural fit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

“This came from a Gen Xer who lived a very Gen X life and who was raised on this world and that music,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Leon, Larry’s loyal Xer buddy, thinks she’s doing too much too but, again, doesn't care as long as he gets his cake.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2024

I became a Costco member five or six years ago and speaking as a Generation Xer who spent most of his life being skeptical about consumerism, it’s totally embarrassing how much I love Costco.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 10, 2023

For Reijn, who at 46 is a Gen Xer, Greg represented her personal detachment from Gen Z. “This goes, of course, for every generation that grows older, you always, sort of, lose touch,” she said.

From New York Times • Aug. 11, 2022