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
The six northern counties, largely Protestant, voted to remain part of the United Kingdom, but the other twenty-six formed the Irish Free State and received dominion status in the British Empire.
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
But after hearing twenty-six of the cases, the judge grew weary and gave up on the process, freeing the women who had not yet been tried.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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