forty-six
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 40 plus 6.
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a symbol for this number, as 46 or XLVI.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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An additional forty-six cents will get you Omarosa Manigault Newman's "insider's account" of her short-lived tenure in that very White House.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2020
“When the neighbor returned Sunday evening, the man met him outside. “I never made it to forty-six, but when you step inside your house, you’ll know your cat is no longer constipated.”
From Washington Post ● Feb. 27, 2020
My father was forty-five or forty-six when he had a heart attack.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 30, 2019
He was particularly popular in the South, where he carried five states and received forty-six Electoral College votes.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 30, 2014
But Karpov had qualified to play Bobby by winning his three Candidates matches, during which he’d played forty-six grueling games and only lost three.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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