thirty-five
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 30 plus 5.
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a symbol for this number, as 35 or XXXV.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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“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
The Tribal Assembly was likewise divided into thirty-five tribes based on place of residence, with each tribe casting one vote, but both plebeians and patricians could attend.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
It was a modest beginning: he opened for another band and played for thirty-five minutes.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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