seventy-two
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 70 plus 2.
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a symbol for this number, as 72 or LXXII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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It has been seventy-two hours since the snow felland we are in the process of thawing out.
From Salon • Jan. 29, 2025
“One hundred seventy-two homes were destroyed, and 86. A chunk of Highway 2 as well.”
From Slate • May 28, 2022
One thousand eight hundred and seventy-two people died of Covid.
From New York Times • Feb. 27, 2022
Last year, seventy-two million people watched Countdown to Christmas.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 16, 2019
His defeat of the system, after seventy-two hours, had much to do with the fact that he wouldn’t eat anything from the food trays that were brought to him three times a day.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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