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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In the hidden area within the music box were ninety-two full glass bottles and eight empty ones.
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“Uncle Jet, we still have ninety-two posts left to fix,” Nathan said.
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On Sunday, in the middle of page ninety-two of my new book, the doorbell rings unexpectedly.
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Dozens of white prayer candles illuminated the stonework of its worship hall—one hundred ninety-two at a quick count—arranged on built-in shelves that reached all the way up to its vaulted ceilings.
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In one year alone he stole ninety-two bases, a record topped only by the immortal Ty Cobb, who had stolen ninety-six.
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