thirty-four
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 30 plus 4.
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a symbol for this number, as 34 or XXXIV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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In 2018, this was one hundred and ninety-eight terawatt-hours, down from a 2010 peak of two hundred and thirty-four terawatt-hours.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2023
“Approximately thirty-four individuals were charged by Mueller’s office, including several for providing false statements to investigators. Mr. Danchenko was not among them,” defense attorneys wrote in a filing over the holiday weekend.
From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2022
“Between Washington’s election and Lincoln’s,” Richards points out, “nineteen of the thirty-four Supreme Court appointees were slaveholders.”
From New York Times • May 27, 2022
“I’ll unwind from thirty-four years in the opera company in Vienna,” he says with a sigh.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2022
When everything was ready, thirty-four British commandos would fly in on gliders, land, and set out for the plant.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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