sixty-two
[siks-tee-too]
- a cardinal number, 60 plus 2.
- a symbol for this number, as 62 or LXII.
- a set of this many persons or things.
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- amounting to 62 in number.
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Examples from the Web for sixty-two
Contemporary Examples
He made a successful second marriage before alcohol and cigarettes killed him at sixty-two.
Sixty-two percent of men admit to having sexually harassed women.
Historical Examples
In 1832 it had increased to sixty-two miles, and in 1833 to 136 miles.
The Railroad QuestionWilliam Larrabee
Her birthday was the third of last month and she was sixty-two.
L'AssommoirEmile Zola
Then Mathieu added up the items: "That makes sixty-two francs," said he.
FruitfulnessEmile Zola
Sixty-two combat missions but the government says there's no war.
SlingshotIrving W. Lande
He was only sixty-two, and might have been good for a few more years.
From a Terrace in PragueLieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker