ninety-three
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 90 plus 3.
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a symbol for this number, as 93 or XCIII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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The individuals polled were for the most part not partisan Democrats; ninety-three percent of them were white.
From Slate ● Aug. 31, 2020
Federal law gives the president the power to appoint the country’s ninety-three U.S.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2020
Sir Attenborough, who is now ninety-three and going strong, never lost his deep well of wonder, his drive to find the unseen, or his electric sense that the world out there contains magic.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 21, 2019
In 2017, at age ninety-three, he was ousted by the Zimbabwean military—not over policy but to prevent him from anointing his second wife, Grace, as his political heir.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 8, 2019
“Which makes two dollars and ninety-three cents,” said Harry Cat, after doing some quick addition.
From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden
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