seventy-eight

American  

[sev-uhn-tee-eyt] / ˈsɛv ən tiˈeɪt /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 70 plus 8.

2. a symbol for this number, as 78 or LXXVIII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 78 in number.

Example Sentences

Three hundred seventy-eight days later, the Huskies have a chance to right that wrong, when they take on the Sun Devils at 7:30 p.m.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2023

Overall, it receives between sixty-three and seventy-eight inches of rain every year.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

“One hundred seventy-eight thousand other Californians just joined the fastest growing club in the state — unemployed Californians screwed by the EDD,” Wilk said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2021

Nineteen seventy-eight would turn out to be a crucial year for San Francisco’s identity.

From The Guardian • Jan. 5, 2020

“Did you know seventy-eight percent of the winners of the talent show have also gone on to win Insomnia Con?” she said, pausing the laptop to adjust her headband.

From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon