fifty-six
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 50 plus 6.
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a symbol for this number, as 56 or LVI.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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One hundred fifty-six years ago Wednesday, a theater full of people laughed the most consequential laugh in American history.
From Washington Post • Apr. 13, 2021
It was purchased for around fifty-six thousand dollars.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 24, 2019
One hundred and fifty-six, plus the five of us.
From Slate • May 25, 2019
Wilson’s reluctance to go to war was mirrored in Congress, where fifty-six voted against the war resolution.
From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014
White first recruited a former New Mexico sheriff, who, at fifty-six, became the oldest member of the team.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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