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

This is one of the thirty seven ways this game likes to mess with your head.

From Forbes • Dec. 2, 2014

The reputed distance of Pepperrell from Cambridge is thirty seven miles; from Boston forty Miles.

From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 2, November, 1884 by Various

Six artists were present, and thirty seven special correspondents, who came to Washington only for this occasion.

From The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by Townsend, George Alfred

We come to Muskogee first, and then to Tulsa about thirty seven years ago.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives by Work Projects Administration

Vasilisa Vasena came every morning at seven o'clock; she was a country-woman of about thirty seven, strong, healthy, red-faced, reminiscent of a July day in her floridness and vigorous health.

From Tales of the Wilderness by Pilniak, Boris