ninety-six

[ nahyn-tee-siks ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 90 plus 6.
2. a symbol for this number, as 96 or XCVI.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 96 in number.

Example Sentences

It took ninety-six hours working around the clock to build the first parts of Camp X-Ray.

From The Daily Beast

And there were ninety-six pomegranates hanging down: and the pomegranates being a hundred in all, were compassed with network.

From Project Gutenberg

He succeeded, his motion being carried by a majority of ninety-six against ninety-three.

From Project Gutenberg

But when I looked at the thermometer and found that it stood at ninety-six in the shade I almost wilted.

From Project Gutenberg

He was born near Cayuga Lake in 1749, being now ninety-six years of age.

From Project Gutenberg

The Amazon is divided into two branches at its mouth by the island of Marajo, the larger branch being ninety-six miles in width.

From Project Gutenberg