sixty-five
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 60 plus 5.
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a symbol for this number, as 65 or LXV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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“Voting is harder for voters under age sixty-five than those age sixty-five and older,” Judge Gregory says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
One hundred and sixty-five years ago, President Abraham Lincoln stood on the steps of the United States Capitol and appealed to our “better angels.”
From Salon ● Jan. 19, 2026
A multidisciplinary team of ETH Zurich researchers developed a method of using an autonomous excavator to construct a dry-stone wall that is six metres high and sixty-five metres long.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2023
“Three hundred sixty-five days so he could, hopefully, be rehabilitated in some way, shape or form, so he wouldn’t hurt other people.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
“Then, the firemen. Oh my word, so wonderful, Dèja. Racing, carrying sixty-five pounds of equipment, moving like warriors. A few helmet lights crisscrossed in the stairwell. A captain kept soothing, ‘Stay calm.
From "Towers Falling" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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