seventy-three
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 70 plus 3.
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a symbol for this number, as 73 or LXXIII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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In its ruling in the case of seventy-three Russian groups designated as "foreign agents", Europe's top human rights court said the law violated freedom of assembly and association.
From Reuters ● Jun. 14, 2022
Two hundred seventy-three wins were augmented by 4,775 strikeouts, the most in history by a wide margin.
From New York Times ● May 9, 2022
Deepak Chopra, the doctor and self-help guru, who turns seventy-three next week, has written more than one book for every year he has been alive.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 17, 2019
“Good Lord. I’m seventy-three years old and my dreams have come true. Couldn’t you just puke?”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 23, 2019
Except, she said, only about seventy-three percent of Americans have feeds.
From "Feed" by M.T. Anderson
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