eighty-five
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 80 plus 5.
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a symbol for this number, as 85 or LXXXV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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The eighty-five year-old woman was freed by Hamas two weeks later.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025
He claimed — and still claims, in fact — that the limit of life expectancy is about eighty-five years.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2022
“Seven hundred and eighty-five shares,” Pathak said, shaking his head.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2020
He charges two hundred and eighty-five dollars for an hour-long phone call.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 14, 2019
“Don’t be a baby. It’s only like eighty-five degrees,” he said.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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