seventy-three

[ sev-uhn-tee-three ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 70 plus 3.
2. a symbol for this number, as 73 or LXXIII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 73 in number.

Example Sentences

Seventy three percent of students at David Douglas High School in Portland, Oregon are low-income.

From The Daily Beast

Seventy-three homes had to be demolished and completely rebuilt, and another 170 were partially restored.

From The Daily Beast

Seventy-three percent of voters in North Carolina support background checks.

From The Daily Beast

The distance is seventy-three English miles, and the journey is performed in ten hours.

From Project Gutenberg

Lafayette was seventy-three years old when he led this last revolution.

From Project Gutenberg

On a division the resolution was carried by a majority of two hundred and seventy-three against two hundred and fifty.

From Project Gutenberg

Sir George Grey's motion was carried by a majority of two hundred and fifty against one hundred and seventy-three.

From Project Gutenberg

We had taken seventy-three pieces of cannon, and were masters of the whole field.

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