sixty-one
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 60 plus 1.
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a symbol for this number, as 61 or LXI.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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After some back and forth over how Google would be able to provide information without violating its privacy policy, Google produced a spreadsheet of sixty-one searches made by eight accounts.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 16, 2023
Looking back on his career just before his death in 1915, Comstock boasted of having “convicted persons enough to fill a passenger train of sixty-one coaches,” and having “destroyed 160 tons of obscene literature.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 18, 2023
“There is no danger to the public. Mr. Fortenberry has led an extraordinary and rigorously law-abiding life over his sixty-one years. He will continue to do good for others.”
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 28, 2022
The U.S. has asked sixty-one countries to ban Huawei equipment, but only three—Australia, New Zealand, and Japan—have agreed.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
“Question Number Nine: We all know that in 1961, Roger Maris broke the Babe’s home-run record with sixty-one home runs. How many did Mickey Mantle have in that same year?”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
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