seventy-second

American  

[sev-uhn-tee-sek-uhnd] / ˈsɛv ən tiˈsɛk ənd /

adjective

1. next after the seventy-first; being the ordinal number for 72.

2. being one of 72 equal parts.

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noun

1. a seventy-second part, especially of one (1/72).

2. the seventy-second member of a series.

Example Sentences

He spent the evening before he died celebrating his seventy-second birthday with a political rally at the Pahrump Nugget, the ritziest hotel and casino in town, where he was joined by Grover Norquist and Joe Arpaio.

From The New Yorker

“Come what come may, time and the hour runs through the roughest day,” I found myself muttering, at the Seventy-second Street turnstile.

From The New Yorker

Which of the following took place at the seventy-second annual Tony Awards?

From The New Yorker

Now there is a wonderful omakase place on Seventy-second and Broadway, which we have gone to a few too many times.

From The New Yorker

New Yorkers would awake to find them encamped on the medians of Broadway, from West Seventy-second Street to 166th, as if giants had stomped into town overnight and found a nice place to rest.

From The New Yorker