ninety-five
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 90 plus 5.
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a symbol for this number, as 95 or XCV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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“Eight hundred ninety-five new Floridians are arriving each day,” Martinez said.
From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023
When the clock tips over on him, his son observes, “When you’re ninety-five, and Father Time literally knocks you to the ground, don’t you think he’s maybe trying to tell you something?”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2022
"Ninety to ninety-five percent of these are one-off cases," a former senior law enforcement official told Reuters.
From Salon • Aug. 20, 2021
"Ninety to ninety-five percent of these are one-off cases," said a former senior law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation.
From Reuters • Aug. 20, 2021
I’d say that ninety-five per cent of the letters were from white people.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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