How to Use Gen X in a Sentence

Gen X

noun
Definition of Gen Xnext
  • Beyond mortgages, Gen X is spending the most on their cars.
    — Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 28 June 2023
  • This was also true for about 64% of Baby Boomers and Gen X employees.
    — Jasmine Browley, Essence, 2 Oct. 2023
  • There’s simply nothing better than a young ‘90s star, now an adult, paying homage to the roles that give us Gen X parents all the feels.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 17 Oct. 2023
  • When Gen X reached this same milestone, their average age was 32.
    — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The musical that most speaks to millennials, or Gen X, is Rent, right?
    — Pitchfork, 14 Dec. 2023
  • According to Hubspot, 29% of Gen X and 16% of Boomers shop through social media.
    — Pavel Stepanov, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • Gill said that Gen X being at the peak of their careers leads to higher purchasing power, and can buy homes and other things.
    — Teddy Grant, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2023
  • In comparison, the percentages were 7% for Gen X and 4.8% for baby boomers.
    — Bruce Gil, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2024
  • There was the cosmic fear of being past his prime, plus visible Gen X cringe over that prime being a beer commercial.
    — Darren Franich, EW.com, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Oscar is a cherry on the banana split of Downey’s storied career − an extra bit of gravy on the Gen X icon’s loaded mashed potatoes.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Rizz is just one of many new slang words that Generation Alpha kids use—making this Gen X mom feel very uncool.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Dec. 2023
  • By comparison, only 17% of Gen X and 8% of baby boomer respondents are willing to do the same.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, The Indianapolis Star, 20 July 2023
  • Opposition is much higher among Gen X, with 56% against.
    — Farnoush Amiri, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Millennials and Gen X round out the top four, with about 50 percent and 30 percent sales growth, respectively.
    — NBC News, 14 July 2021
  • Of course, these figures make sense since millennials and boomers are the largest generations, whereas Gen X and Gen Z are much smaller.
    — Hillary Hoffower, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Pinterest sees Boomers and Gen X creating at-home coffee stations as a way to bring the coffee shop aesthetic to their spaces.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 6 Dec. 2023
  • While Johnson sits on the cusp between millennial and Gen X, his boss falls firmly in the baby boomer category.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 Feb. 2024
  • From baby boomers to Gen X, each age cohot has unique qualities based on the political, economic and social factors of the time.
    — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Young workers in particular are worried, as 52% of Gen Z respondents expressed that fear, while only 33% of Gen X workers said the same.
    — Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2024
  • This is not the Nvidia of old, the supplier of Gen X video game graphics cards that made images come to life by efficiently rendering zillions of triangles.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 23 Feb. 2024
  • Boomer and Gen X grandparents also worry about parental over-involvement.
    — Jessica Hullinger, The Week, 15 June 2021
  • One report, found the Gen Z population drinks 20 percent less per capita than millennials, who in turn drink less than Gen X and baby boomers.
    — Alexa Juliana Ard, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The show was designed to flatter Gen X sensibilities, sticking it to the Boomers while milking their cultural product.
    — Alexandra Molotkow, The New Republic, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Baby boomers and Gen X are wildly underprepared for retirement on the whole, according to many surveys and studies.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Aniston and Witherspoon don’t come cheap, and the gleaming cinematography lends an enviable lustre to both the Gen X cast members and the many elaborate sets.
    — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Of those surveyed, a significantly higher percentage of Gen Z and millennials had gotten a new job in the 12 months prior to the survey than Gen X and baby boomers.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, The Indianapolis Star, 20 July 2023
  • That’s 8% higher compared to a year ago, and a bigger jump than other generations—millennials saw a 2% increase, Gen X saw a 3% increase, and the number of boomers who are happy at their jobs dipped 2%.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Of course, many Boomers, Gen X, and Millennials are conditioned towards less mindful consumption patterns, and their demands must be met, too.
    — Terrence Keeley, National Review, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Today, baby boomers, millennials and Gen X all generate about 30 percent of sales, the company said.
    — Elizabeth Paton, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
  • But those stories, set decades ago, predate the ripening of Gen X and the social Internet, which have brought handy new dramatic opportunities for screenwriters to seize.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2023

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