sixty-five

American  

[siks-tee-fahyv] / ˈsɪks tiˈfaɪv /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 60 plus 5.

2. a symbol for this number, as 65 or LXV.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 65 in number.

Example Sentences

He attempted a response between hops sixty-one and sixty-five but found that the hare’s rising and falling was making conversation difficult.

From Literature

One hundred and sixty-five miles per hour was high!

From Literature

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

First of all, it was more than sixty-five feet below the surface.

From Literature

It is estimated that during each of the famine years, some sixty-five pounds of cabbage was consumed per person as it was all they had.

From Salon