ninety-one
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 90 plus 1.
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a symbol for this number, as 91 or XCI.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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Gas produces ninety-one percent of its energy, oil contributes nine percent and solar provides less than 0.01 percent.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2023
So he participated, knowing that he would likely receive a prison sentence, and even though his father, who lives on Long Island, and whom he visits every week, is now ninety-one.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 19, 2019
After retiring, in 2013, he returned to Richland to be near his mother, who is ninety-one.
From The New Yorker ● May 22, 2017
For my money, though, the book’s most revealing remark arrives after Ivanka recalls a boxing match in Atlantic City, in which Mike Tyson knocked out Michael Spinks in ninety-one seconds.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 29, 2016
There were none among the ninety-nine students taking honors English III. There were two among the ninety-one students taking honors English IV. There were none on the student council.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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