Vocab-ability Prefix–280 (ex__ = former) – A More Powerful Vocabulary (earn UpVotes with “Vocab Practice” exercise)

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MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. I never experience yet being an ex-husband.
  2. There are already 2 ex-presidents in our country that were imprisoned.
  3. I have no ex-girlfriend.

Good work!

All ex-presidents should be imprisoned. And never allowed to become "ex-cons."

Oh yeah.
I guess most presidents or ex-presidents had not been convicted.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Peter is Mary’s ex-husband.

  2. Obama is an ex-president of the United States.

  3. Lisa is John’sex-girlfriend.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. ex-husband
    My ex-husband decided to let me take care of our children.
  2. ex-president
    The ex-president was doing a lot of good things for society.
  3. ex-girlfriend
    His ex-girlfriend kept bothering him while he had a new relationship.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. She demanded the money her ex-husband hid from her. That what caused their divorce.
  2. He bought bread from the village bakery this morning. It's hard to see that this poor man is an ex-president.
  3. Be careful with him. That guy had at least five ex-girlfriends.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Jessica went through a very bitter divorce with her ex-husband.
  2. The ex-president of my country was voted out because he wasn't in control of his government.
  3. Most ex-girlfriends always put the reason for the failure of their relationships on their partners.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Ex-husband:
    My ex-husband was still in the air force after they banned gay people.

  2. Ex-President:
    The customer, an ex-president for the company My Last Bagel, ended up in the alley because he couldn't lay off the crap pipe.

  3. Ex-girlfriend:
    Honestly, I consider only one of my ex-girlfriends as being a real girlfriend, if that makes any sense.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Being an ex-husband doesn't stop Mr. Yunye from contesting for Chairmanship position of Honourable Men's Club.
  2. The ex-president of Zadilc Republic refuses to walk the streets the capital for reasons best known to him.
  3. I have always advised James to respect all ladies including his ex-girlfriends.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. Ex-husband
    Marys ex-husband was charged with battery, his court hearing is scheduled for this weekend.
  2. Ex-president
    There is a statue of the ex-president erected at the state capital commemorating his outstanding performance as a former president.
  3. Ex-girlfriend
    Even for the fact that am with Jane at the moment, I still have a couple of feelings for my ex-girlfriend Susan.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE:

  1. Susan and her ex-husband were careful to maintain amicable relations as they didn't want their children to have to take sides.

  2. Ex-President George W Bush and former First Lady Michelle Obama are very good friends.

  3. Prince Harry's ex-girfriend looked sad at his wedding.

MY VOCAB PRACTICE

  1. I'm surprised that she has a ex-husband.
  2. Our ex-president did great deeds for our country.
  3. Sometimes l miss for my ex-girlfriend.

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