twenty-six
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 20 plus 6.
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a symbol for this number, as 26 or XXVI.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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“The Bedford Park Fire Department, along with multiple Fire Department agencies from surrounding jurisdictions, transported twenty-six patients to area hospitals for treatment,” police said in a news release.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 14, 2023
“I need twenty-six more outfits for her!” he said.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 14, 2023
On Iwo Jima, the Japanese sacrificed twenty-one thousand soldiers and inflicted twenty-six thousand casualties on U.S.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022
Clemente Pereida, the immigrant at the center of the case, came to the United States from Mexico twenty-six years ago.
From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2021
He had just challenged twenty-six men, a lieutenant, and two detectives to a duel.
From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson
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