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eighty-five

American  
[ey-tee-fahyv] / ˈeɪ tiˈfaɪv /

noun

  1. a cardinal number, 80 plus 5.

  2. a symbol for this number, as 85 or LXXXV.

  3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

  1. amounting to 85 in number.

Example Sentences

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The eighty-five year-old woman was freed by Hamas two weeks later.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2025

People eighty-five and older are "the fastest growing segment of the US population."

From Salon • Jul. 23, 2023

Between 1994 and 2001, Abramoff, who then worked as a lobbyist for a prominent law firm, paid for eighty-five members of Congress to travel to the Northern Mariana Islands, a U.S. territory in the Pacific.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

“Seven hundred and eighty-five shares,” Pathak said, shaking his head.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2020

“I’ve called you, like, eighty-five times this weekend,” says Hannah.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy

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