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
One hundred eighty-four people were killed, along with five hijackers.
From Seattle Times
Four hundred and eighty-four minke whales have been killed so far this year, which is fewer than half the annual quota of 1,278.
From The Guardian
The general became an unlikely campesino hero, sanctioning technical and financial support to more than 4,000 farming families organized into eighty-four cooperatives.
From Salon
"One hundred eighty-four countries as of this morning are fighting this enemy, and we pray for them all," Trump said.
From Fox News
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