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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I walked ninety-seven steps to the front door of the school, then used all my weight to open it wide enough to let myself in.
From Literature
At the time of the earthquake, ninety-seven operators were in the three control rooms.
From Literature
Imagine being ninety-seven years old and transitioning to a new resident.
From Fox News
“Four ninety-seven?! Nuh-uh. No way. Put it back. You can have one highlighter.”
From Literature
Dana Fradon, a New Yorker cartoonist who died on October 3rd, at the age of ninety-seven, was the last of the magazine’s legendary artists who were brought to its pages by Harold Ross.
From The New Yorker
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