ninety-two
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 90 plus 2.
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a symbol for this number, as 92 or XCII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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The largest mound, or the main temple, measures ninety-two feet high and is almost five hundred feet long at its base.
From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023
The study, which lasted twenty-four weeks and included ninety-two participants, from Peterson’s clinic and three other sites, used the Karnofsky Performance Scale to assess patients.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 3, 2019
Macron spent a total of ninety-two hours on the debate floor.
From The New Yorker • Jun. 24, 2019
Charles is the longest-serving heir to the British throne, and will be the oldest début King of England, if he succeeds his mother, who is now ninety-two, when she finally, implausibly, passes on.
From The New Yorker • Nov. 19, 2018
In one year alone he stole ninety-two bases, a record topped only by the immortal Ty Cobb, who had stolen ninety-six.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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