seventy-four

American  

[sev-uhn-tee-fawr, -fohr] / ˈsɛv ən tiˈfɔr, -ˈfoʊr /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 70 plus 4.

2. a symbol for this number, as 74 or LXXIV.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 74 in number.

Example Sentences

Those between eighteen and twenty-five are least likely to vote, while those sixty- five to seventy-four are most likely.

From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021

“Seventy of seventy-four kids came back,” he said.

From Washington Post • Jun. 12, 2020

The number 74,218,369 is written as seventy-four million, two hundred eighteen thousand, three hundred sixty-nine.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

“Tati is no longer a beauty guru… she’s a freaking legendary life guru,” a fan wrote, in a comment that received a hundred and seventy-four thousand likes.

From The New Yorker • May 15, 2019

"And in this corner, in white trunks"—the crowd began to cheer loudly and steadily— "weighing one hundred seventy-four and one- half pounds, from New York City . . . Willie Streeter."

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte