ninety-eight

American  

[nahyn-tee-eyt] / ˈnaɪn tiˈeɪt /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 90 plus 8.

2. a symbol for this number, as 98 or XCVIII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 98 in number.

Example Sentences

By the year 2000 there were only ninety-eight fish left, and the tribes decided to act.

From Salon

In the Puerto Rico Police Department, ninety-eight police officers were arrested for domestic violence between 2007 and 2010; three of them had shot and killed their wives.

From The New Yorker

When O’Rourke stopped to read a placard, Sharry stepped forward and thrust his thumb at a statistic: “All these people, and we let ninety-eight per cent in,” he said, with some wonder.

From The New Yorker

When you look like ninety-eight per cent of a hotel’s clientele, people don’t go out of their way to imagine that you might be an imposter.

From The New Yorker

This count tallied a hundred and thirty “total individuals,” ninety-eight of whom were unsheltered and considered particularly vulnerable.

From The New Yorker