38

American  

[thur-tee-ayt] / ˈθɜr tiˈeɪt /

Also thirty-eight

noun

• 38s,
  plural
• 38's
  plural

1. a pistol or revolver using a cartridge approximately .38 inch in diameter.

2. the cartridge itself.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• 38's
  plural
• 38s
  plural

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Example Sentences

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38 38's 38s

He made 21 La Liga appearances in 2025-26 out of a possible 38, with 14 starts, as injuries and a lack of continuity prevented Alexander-Arnold from establishing himself as a regular presence.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Robin Swanson, spokesperson for Yes on 38, said “lots of institutions would qualify for funds under this measure.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

Only the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy, co-founded by billionaire Gary K. Michelson, would qualify under the proposed criteria, according to No on 38, the campaign against the proposition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

The storage build put inventories at 3,724 Bcf, or 38 Bcf above the 2021-2025 average.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

But in Baltimore City, where Northern High School was located, it was a dismal 38 percent.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Proposition 38's campaign has raised nearly $48 million - mostly from Molly Munger, the wealthy Los Angeles attorney who put the measure on the ballot.

From Reuters ● Nov. 5, 2012

"It was grand theft," of Prop 38's themes, and required a direct response, Prop 38 spokesman Nathan Ballard said.

From Reuters ● Oct. 10, 2012

Cutting through and coming off waves, the 38's soft, solid ride is a testament to Herndon's deep-V expertise and naval architect Donald Blount's input.

From Time Magazine Archive

But it is the 38's innovative exterior deck layout and interior arrangement that set her apart.

From Time Magazine Archive

The accounts he gives of British line-of-battle ships fleeing from American 44's quite match James' anecdotes of the latter's avoidance of British 38's and 36's for fear they might mount twenty-four-pounders.

From The Naval War of 1812 Or the History of the United States Navy during the Last War with Great Britain to Which Is Appended an Account of the Battle of New Orleans by Theodore Roosevelt

"And then my copy is illegible. To the right, it says, about eight, I think 38s, nine 9s."

From Salon ● Mar. 23, 2022

“I have been stuck on 40 a couple times, 38s and borderline 40s,” Beal said.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2017

“To score two 38s in two days against pretty strong competition, that’s saying something.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2015

I steadfastly ignored several Number 38s that would have carried me home in comfort.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 8, 2011

In England a quarter of wheat was worth, on an average, 38s.

From Principles Of Political Economy by John J. (John Joseph) Lalor

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