forty-three

[ fawr-tee-three ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 40 plus 3.
2. a symbol for this number, as 43 or XLIII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 43 in number.

Example Sentences

The Orioles had won thirty-three of forty-three games, to tie Milwaukee for first place on the season's next-to-last day.

From The Daily Beast

Three hundred and forty-three firefighters were gone, and he told us the FDNY “was stronger than we were before.”

From The Daily Beast

Forty-three percent of American Jews have been to Israel, 23 percent more than once.

From The Daily Beast

Forty-three percent say they would vote for Obama while 38 percent say they would vote for Clinton.

From The Daily Beast

Forty-three states require parental consent or notice before a minor obtains an abortion.

From The Daily Beast

On one occasion he counted it up, and there were forty-three individuals to whom he had made himself a nuisance.

From Project Gutenberg

On a division the address was carried by a majority of two hundred and eighty-four against two hundred and forty-three.

From Project Gutenberg

On a division the motion was lost by a majority of three hundred and seven against two hundred and forty-three.

From Project Gutenberg

Mr. Hume, however, only found forty-four members to vote for his motion, while one hundred and forty-three voted against it.

From Project Gutenberg

On a division the motion was negatived, by a majority of two hundred and forty-three against one hundred and sixty-four.

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