thirty-seven

American  

[thur-tee-sev-uhn] / ˈθɜr tiˈsɛv ən /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 30 plus 7.

2. a symbol for this number, as 37 or XXXVII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 37 in number.

Example Sentences

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thirty-seven

Having gone through premature induced menopause at thirty-seven years old due to hormonal treatments for breast cancer, I've been following these conversations closely.

From Salon ● May 21, 2023

Year after year would slip away, until finally, at thirty-seven, he would enter night school along with a squad of newly naturalized Czechs, sponsored by labor unions.”

From Washington Post ● Jun. 4, 2020

A longtime sufferer of heart disease, Cheney survived his first of five heart attacks when he was thirty-seven.

From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2020

In Florida, which George W. Bush won by five hundred and thirty-seven votes, Nader received 97,488 votes.

From The New Yorker ● Nov. 11, 2019

And you left the same Band-Aid on for—God—probably thirty-seven hours by now, just letting it fester inside that warm, moist old Band-Aid.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

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