eighty-seven
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 80 plus 7.
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a symbol for this number, as 87 or LXXXVII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of eighty-seven
possibly because 13 less than a century
Example Sentences
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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 ● Apr. 18, 2022
Three hundred and eighty-seven days after Broadway went dark, a faint light started to glimmer on Saturday.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2021
Square-built and direct of speech, with ears like miniature satellite dishes, Moody runs a team of eighty-seven chemists, biologists, food scientists, and support staff, developing field rations for all five branches of the military.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 18, 2019
The process that is documented on these eighty-seven tracks is not one of looking for the “right” take; it’s the beginning of an endless sequence of variations, which are still unfolding on his Never-Ending Tour.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 13, 2018
“Comes to two hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty-nine cents,” he said.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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