thirty-seven

American  

[thur-tee-sev-uhn] / ˈθɜr tiˈsɛv ən /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 30 plus 7.

2. a symbol for this number, as 37 or XXXVII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 37 in number.

Example Sentences

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thirty-seven

Fauci responded, "I don't understand why you're asking me that question. My financial disclosure is public knowledge and has been so for the last thirty-seven years or so, 35 years."

From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2022

Year after year would slip away, until finally, at thirty-seven, he would enter night school along with a squad of newly naturalized Czechs, sponsored by labor unions.”

From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2020

A longtime sufferer of heart disease, Cheney survived his first of five heart attacks when he was thirty-seven.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2020

Moore, who is thirty-seven, is tall and slim, with a close-shaven head and geeky glasses.

From The New Yorker ● Sep. 30, 2019

For a long time Jutta believed she could not get pregnant, and then, one day, when she was thirty-seven years old, she did.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

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