ninety-six
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 90 plus 6.
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a symbol for this number, as 96 or XCVI.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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Next up was a Kendal resident called Ben Dowman, who had devised a daylong challenge that combined ninety-six miles of biking through the Lake District with six miles of swimming, in four lakes.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 20, 2020
Earlier this month, ninety-six per cent of the rank-and-file voted to authorize it.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 26, 2019
A hundred and ninety-six billion dollars is larger than the market value of BP; it dwarfs that of the coal companies or the frackers.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 17, 2019
Thirty years ago, on April 15, 1989, ninety-six Liverpool fans were killed in a crush at Hillsborough Stadium, in Sheffield, in the worst stadium disaster in British sports history.
From The New Yorker ● Jun. 2, 2019
She died on April 8, 1993, at the age of ninety-six, one day short of the 54th anniversary of the Easter concert at the Lincoln Memorial.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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