twenty-nine

American  

[twen-tee-nahyn, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈnaɪn, ˈtwʌn- /

noun

1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 9.

2. a symbol for this number, as 29 or XXIX.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

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adjective

1. amounting to 29 in number.

Example Sentences

In his opening statement, Chauvin’s attorney said the evidence in this case is "far greater than nine minutes and twenty nine seconds" that Chauvin presses his knee to Floyd’s neck.

From Fox News • Mar. 29, 2021

"One hundred and twenty nine million people with pre-existing conditions?" scoffed Gingrey.

From Slate • Jan. 20, 2011

We have a perigee of six hundred twenty five miles and an apogee of twenty nine hundred miles, and ... oh, my word; this is a tough break!

From If at First You Don't... by Brudy, John

The prize was the General Marle, of the Royal Navy, with twenty nine pounders, and one hundred and thirty-six men; nearly double the force and metal of the captors.

From Thrilling Narratives of Mutiny, Murder and Piracy A weird series of tales of shipwreck and disaster, from the earliest part of the century to the present time, with accounts of providential escapes and heart-rending fatalities. by Anonymous

Uncle Monetti pretended not to hear, and said to his nephew who was pocketing the twenty nine sous: "Do not be in a hurry about repayment."

From Bohemians of the Latin Quarter by Murger, Henry