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

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

There are aspects of the criminal-justice-reform bill that we passed that eighty-seven senators said, “This sentence is way too long.”

From The New Yorker • Sep. 28, 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

How in the eighty-seven moons had he survived?

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth