eighty-nine

[ ey-tee-nahyn ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 80 plus 9.
2. a symbol for this number, as 89 or LXXXIX.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 89 in number.

Example Sentences

Eighty-nine percent occurred when the person was awake, rather than dreaming or dozing.

From The Daily Beast

Eighty-nine percent of them are using some form of contraception; 15.3 million Americans use prescription hormonal birth control.

From The Daily Beast

“Eighty-nine dollars,” says the nice lady at the desk when I ask for a room.

From The Daily Beast

One hundred and sixty-five, out of twelve thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine who actually voted.

From Project Gutenberg

To the general astonishment there were only one hundred and thirty-three Ayes to one hundred and eighty-nine Noes.

From Project Gutenberg

The South Pass has an altitude of seven thousand eight hundred and eighty-nine feet.

From Project Gutenberg

On a division, the first reading of the bill was carried by a majority of four hundred and sixty-six to eighty-nine.

From Project Gutenberg

There are eighty-nine days before I can go back, and this is one off, at any rate.

From Project Gutenberg