ninety-two
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 90 plus 2.
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a symbol for this number, as 92 or XCII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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The largest mound, or the main temple, measures ninety-two feet high and is almost five hundred feet long at its base.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
Charles is the longest-serving heir to the British throne, and will be the oldest début King of England, if he succeeds his mother, who is now ninety-two, when she finally, implausibly, passes on.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 19, 2018
Under Tony Blair’s New Labour government, the N.H.S. received huge increases in funding—between 2000 and 2010, spending rose by ninety-two per cent—and was subjected to an array of reforms.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 29, 2018
Eventually, holders of ninety-two per cent of the debt complied.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 20, 2018
In the hidden area within the music box were ninety-two full glass bottles and eight empty ones.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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