thirty-five

American  

[thur-tee-fahyv] / ˈθɜr tiˈfaɪv /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 30 plus 5.

2. a symbol for this number, as 35 or XXXV.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 35 in number.

Example Sentences

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thirty-five

“They thought they might be required to pay for parking, which was a problem as they only had thirty-five cents between them,” writes Mr. Pierce, “so instead they parked across the street.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

“And you could have, like, a full meal for thirty-five cents.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2023

Staniel Cay is in the Exumas, an archipelago of hundreds of cays and islands in the outer Bahamas, beginning about thirty-five miles southeast of Nassau.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2023

Only plebeians could attend the Plebian Assembly, organized into thirty-five regional tribes with a single vote each.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

Since five hours—the official adjournment time—hadn’t yet been reached, he took a loss of thirty-five minutes on his clock.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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