eighty-four
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 80 plus 4.
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a symbol for this number, as 84 or LXXXIV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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You would drive me home and say goodbye with three kisses, all the time, and texted me when you were eighty-four.
From Fox News ● Jan. 29, 2022
So, according to Chase.com, we have eighty-four thousand dollars in savings—if you count the eighty thousand dollars I’m getting from Nana whenever she dies.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 13, 2020
Had her eighty-four years of life uncovered any truth about the inherent entropies of marriage, or had Peggy elevated Elena’s moth-eaten memories to wisdom, to gospel, to oracular revelation?
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 15, 2019
When the ceremony was finally over, Bowles, who is eighty-four, stood by the bar at the Four Seasons, wearing a black dress and red lipstick, chatting with two of Hall’s sisters.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 10, 2018
Scoob’s eighty-four percent sure she’s not talking to him anymore.
From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone
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