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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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
Now I know I have to watch what I eat, For a chance just to reach sixty-five.
From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2022
Citizens older than sixty-five and those with a high income and advanced education are very likely to vote.
From Textbooks • Jul. 28, 2021
On Tuesday, April 5, 1892, at 6:50 A.M., a sudden windstorm demolished the fair’s just-finished pumping station and tore down sixty-five feet of the Illinois State Building.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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