ninety-one

American  

[nahyn-tee-wuhn] / ˈnaɪn tiˈwʌn /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 90 plus 1.

2. a symbol for this number, as 91 or XCI.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 91 in number.

Example Sentences

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

Last week, Jeff Koons set the record for the world’s most expensive art work by a living artist—again—when his three-and-a-half-foot-high, stainless-steel “Rabbit” sold for ninety-one million dollars, at Christie’s.

From The New Yorker • May 21, 2019

Katz, who turned ninety-one in July, keeps in shape with a daily regimen of swimming and rigorous exercises.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 20, 2018

At the age of ninety-one, Rankin appears on “The Dick Cavett Show,” sharing the stage with the silent-film star Gloria Swanson.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 16, 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