eighty-seven

American  

[ey-tee-sev-uhn] / ˈeɪ tiˈsɛv ən /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 80 plus 7.

2. a symbol for this number, as 87 or LXXXVII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 87 in number.

eighty-seven British  

noun

1. cricket a score traditionally regarded as being unlucky

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Etymology

Origin of eighty-seven

possibly because 13 less than a century

Example Sentences

How in the eighty-seven moons had he survived?

From Literature

“But I’m optimistic, so I’d rate your chances around...eighty-seven percent.”

From Literature

“Thirty-eight thousand, three hundred and eighty-seven,” he said one last time.

From Los Angeles Times

But when old Master Nkrumah, age eighty-seven, had begun referring to the Greater Jungle as “her,” that had been the last straw.

From Literature

Two hundred eighty-seven homeless people took their last breath on the sidewalk, 24 died in alleys and 72 were found on the pavement, according to data from the county coroner.

From New York Times