eighty-three
Americannoun
-
a cardinal number, 80 plus 3.
-
a symbol for this number, as 83 or LXXXIII.
-
a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In a recent YouGov/HuffPost poll, eighty-three per cent of Democrats or Democratic-leaning respondents said they were satisfied with the 2020 field.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 9, 2019
Based on satellite data, space-agency officials estimate that the number of forest fires is eighty-three per cent larger than last year.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 28, 2019
Elvira is eighty-three now, but otherwise little changed.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 18, 2019
His aunt, who is eighty-three, has owned it since his uncle died; the uncle got a third of the ownership in 1957, when the previous owner retired.
From The New Yorker • Oct. 26, 2018
"Eighty-two, eighty-three, eighty-four," Anastasia was saying softly as she brushed.
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
