dozenth
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of dozenth
Example Sentences
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He shakes his head and bites his bottom lip, rereading his notes on the drafting paper for the dozenth time, not realizing I’m still looking at him.
From Literature
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He confirmed, for the dozenth time, that they were.
From Slate
Having to hold down multiple shoulder buttons to fire missiles at a goopy alien darting around the screen is not exactly fun, especially when you also have to memorize their movements and dash away so that you don’t die for a dozenth time in a row.
From The Verge
The presence of oversized monsters is a fun challenge, but even they become rote after you slay your dozenth beast.
From The Verge
It’s a frustrating way to slow your progress, and there were times — particularly one egregiously long battle toward the end of the game — where I almost gave up on Control because I didn’t want to replay the same fight for the dozenth time.
From The Verge
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