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
Nader, who is eighty-five years old, talked about all the good that Samya would have done for the world.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 11, 2019
Alex insisted on giving Gallien his watch, his comb, and what he said was all his money: eighty-five cents in loose change.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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