How to Use ex-con in a Sentence

ex-con

noun
  • Sources say the actor will be playing an ex-con turned priest.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Okello, whose real name is Kel, is an ex-con who works for a dowry scam.
    — Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 May 2023
  • An ex-con, Jyn more than proved her worth as a hero stealing the plans to the Death Star.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 May 2023
  • An ex-con, Jyn more than proved her worth as a hero stealing the plans to the Death Star.
    — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 3 May 2026
  • Well, Conan Harris is an ex-con, a jailbird.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The book is co-written by ex-con Tom Nelson and released on June 23.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026
  • Inez’s old flame, an ex-con named Lucky (William Catlett), re-enters the picture and moves in with them.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
  • His driver – a standout Jeffrey Wright – is an ex-con who can’t catch a break when the police get involved.
    — Thomas Page, CNN Money, 19 May 2025
  • One is an ex-con Wood met while working construction jobs in South Carolina.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Despair makes Danny turn for help to his charismatic ex-con cousin Isaac (David Choe).
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Contestants include an ex-con, a pastor, a lawyer, a poker player and Naperville’s own, North.
    — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
  • The ex-con FaceTimes the group on the ride over, which only fuels the anticipation.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In the book, Simon also has a long backstory of being an ex-con and recovering addict.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 29 July 2024
  • Written by Young and his dad, this is a rousing folk-rocker with a serious point about an ex-con and his tough times getting back to the working world.
    — Brett Milano, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Black Dog was a case of the latter, with dark humor framing its gritty tale of an ex-con returning to his rural hometown to start his life again.
    — Mathew Scott, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Someone from an upper-middle-class background with a culinary school degree from a top program might work alongside an ex-con on a path to sobriety.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 June 2024
  • Not only was a former president prosecuted and sent to jail, but being an ex-con did not prevent him from seeking election again.
    — Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Then there’s Mikey (Denis Leary), a rough ex-con who knows something the homeowners are desperate to hide.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Rodriguez will play Max Vargas, a grizzled ex-con whose return from prison threatens to disrupt his son Corey’s life.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Affleck, who co-wrote the script with Chuck MacLean, stars as an ex-con who teams up with Damon to rob a corrupt politician.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 30 July 2024
  • Detectives believe Irish killed Williams during a drug dispute, but the ex-con has denied any involvement in her death.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 July 2024
  • Ever since, Mitch’s ex-con younger brother Mike (Jeremy Renner) has struggled to keep the peace.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 2 June 2024
  • The two eventually link up with fellow ex-con Barbara (Italian pop star Elodie), who now runs a perfume shop.
    — Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025
  • In 1970s Detroit, an ex-con is out for revenge after being framed by a gangster for loving the wrong woman.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2025
  • With the public on his side, Bob decides to run for mayor of Springfield, despite being an ex-con who recently tried to murder a young boy.
    — Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Hunter told the story of Harry Powell, a murderous ex-con who takes up the identity of a preacher in order to do his misdeeds.
    — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Mar. 2024
  • The Queens officer was shot and killed in Rockaway, Queens, by an ex-con, who was also wounded in the ensuing firefight.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The ex-con, who died in 1995, was linked to Decker’s murder via DNA evidence.
    — Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
  • Speedman plays a former newspaper photographer and ex-con who has decided to forge a new path as a private investigator.
    — ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • His Jonas – pronounced YO-nash in English – dreams of having a restaurant but is stifled as an ex-con with a fraud conviction.
    — Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026

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