ex new
Britishadverb
Example Sentences
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While Jacobs has refused a reckoning, ex–New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who benefited greatly from the state party apparatus crumbling while he was in office, has recently come off the sidelines and returned to public view.
From Slate
My boyfriend, an ex–New Yorker, held up a finger and said he woke up one morning in Harlem to a rat gnawing on it.
From Slate
Wildlife champion Paula Kahumbu and Helen Clark, ex New Zealand prime minister and one-time head of the UN Development programme both tweeted their sadness.
From The Guardian
Former England soccer captain David Beckham and ex New York Yankee shortstop Derek Jeter are previous winners of the Kids Choice 'Legend' prize that comes with a gold sliming.
From Reuters
Bernard Kerik, 50, ex--New York City police commissioner, whose quick responses in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks led President Bush to nominate him to be head of the Homeland Security Department before a variety of ethics questions forced Kerik to withdraw his name; to charges that he took gifts while in office without reporting them; in a deal that requires him to pay $221,000 in fines but serve no jail time; in New York City.
From Time Magazine Archive
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