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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Under extreme assumptions, these emissions would change the global temperature by thirty-four one-thousands of one degree Celsius—an effect that would be undetectable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
The day will be even more special for my sister and me because our father will be there as well and it has been thirty-four years since he spent Christmas with us in Alabama.
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2024
“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
Often credited with defining the modern court, clarifying its power, and strengthening its role, Marshall served in the chief’s position for thirty-four years.
From Textbooks ● Jul. 28, 2021
My system tells me it is approximately thirty-four million miles away.
From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga
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