ninety-seven
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 90 plus 7.
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a symbol for this number, as 97 or XCVII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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Imagine being ninety-seven years old and transitioning to a new resident.
From Fox News ● Dec. 17, 2021
This past April, it helped three hundred and ninety-seven callers, and Njoku spent much of her time in her car.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 7, 2019
Doris Day, who died on Monday, at the age of ninety-seven, made her film début in 1948.
From The New Yorker ● May 14, 2019
Two hundred and ninety-seven years to be precise – with the years AD614–911 not taking place at all.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 27, 2017
At the time of the earthquake, ninety-seven operators were in the three control rooms.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
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