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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an ex girlfriend" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a former romantic partner who was a girlfriend.
Example: "After they broke up, he often reminisced about his time with an ex girlfriend."
Alternatives: "a former girlfriend" or "a past girlfriend."
Exact(2)
Carlos only mentioned an ex girlfriend.
He can now relax without the constant threat of an ex girlfriend pestering him.
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"It's like an ex-girlfriend.
STEPHANIE: Oh, I'm not really an ex-girlfriend.
I told the driver I had an ex-girlfriend.
Lacy told the police that Holdsclaw was an ex-girlfriend.
Nathan pines throughout for an ex-girlfriend named Lola.
Butler pleads guilty to assaulting an ex-girlfriend.
"I got it from the ex of an ex-girlfriend.
He concluded: "The Grammy's are definitely like an ex-girlfriend.
"One cites an ex-girlfriend, another a former colleague," Mr. Binet writes.
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