seventy-two
[sev-uh n-tee-too]
- a cardinal number, 70 plus 2.
- a symbol for this number, as 72 or LXXII.
- a set of this many persons or things.
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- amounting to 72 in number.
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Examples from the Web for seventy-two
Contemporary Examples
Seventy-two adults between the ages of 18 and 50 are participating in the trial, led by the pediatrics department at Oxford.
Seventy-two hours into his trip, and Breman had already stared the virus in the face.
Seventy-two percent are just fine with the Obama plan to end tax cuts for families earning more than $250,000.
Seventy-two percent of Republicans are certain they will vote in November, compared to 49 percent of Democrats.
Seventy-two thousand other people were squatting on her crammed farm.
Historical Examples
When he was seventy-two, he began his translation of Homer, which occupied him for six years.
Graded Poetry: Second YearVarious
I am master of seventy-two transformations, and will live as long as Heaven itself.
The Chinese Fairy BookVarious
In seventy-two hours he has wrecked the morale of Manhattan.
The Mind MasterArthur J. Burks
On one occasion, I remember, I was on duty for seventy-two hours.
RecollectionsDavid Christie Murray
Mr. Brown died in September 1841, at the age of seventy-two.