twenty-eight
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 20 plus 8.
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a symbol for this number, as 28 or XXVIII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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Following the reforms of Augustus, twenty-eight legions were stationed throughout the provinces of the empire and on the frontier.
From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023
The Soviet government knew by 1948 that the story of twenty-eight soldiers defending Moscow from dozens of German tanks in World War II did not, as they put it, “correspond to reality.”
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2022
It took Mary twenty-eight years to finally get to the tree first, and she celebrated with a little end-zone dance.
From Fox News ● Dec. 14, 2021
Baby Chimp Rescue The chimpanzee rescue team now has twenty-eight chimps to look after, including an eight week-old baby.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2020
More than twenty-eight hundred Peace Corps volunteers were now trained to implement programs for girls internationally.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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