ninety-one
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 90 plus 1.
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a symbol for this number, as 91 or XCI.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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Gas produces ninety-one percent of its energy, oil contributes nine percent and solar provides less than 0.01 percent.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023
Last week, Jeff Koons set the record for the world’s most expensive art work by a living artist—again—when his three-and-a-half-foot-high, stainless-steel “Rabbit” sold for ninety-one million dollars, at Christie’s.
From The New Yorker ● May 21, 2019
Katz, who turned ninety-one in July, keeps in shape with a daily regimen of swimming and rigorous exercises.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 20, 2018
At the age of ninety-one, Rankin appears on “The Dick Cavett Show,” sharing the stage with the silent-film star Gloria Swanson.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 16, 2016
He looks at me and says, “Okay, everyone, do like number ninety-one is doing and stand in line.”
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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