fifty-three
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 50 plus 3.
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a symbol for this number, as 53 or LIII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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“One hundred fifty-three, the tag is inside,” they called out in relief.
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2022
He threw for about forty minutes and completed fifty-three of sixty throws.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 18, 2019
“When I found out that Kanye was buying the ranch, I did a little research, and I was surprised. Just a few years ago, he was fifty-three million in debt.”
From The New Yorker • Oct. 28, 2019
Licurtis, who was fifty-three, had spent years building a house near the river’s edge, just steps from his mother’s.
From The New Yorker • Jul. 15, 2019
That would bring them down to fifty-three, but there was no help for it.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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