twenty-eight

[twen-tee-eyt, twuhn-]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 8.

2. a symbol for this number, as 28 or XXVIII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 28 in number.

Example Sentences

Not surprisingly, though there were only twenty-eight rooms to let, the hotel always had at least a handful of vacancies.

From Literature

The law applied only to slaves over age twenty-eight, so Ona was exempt.

From Literature

She ground her teeth, and a headache punched her temples as she messed up the charts for the twenty-eight lunar mansions in the Chinese constellation system.

From Literature

And returned the next day with twenty-eight friends.

From Literature

With a collective ruffle of fabric, the twenty-eight Witchlings pulled out their crystal amulets, which hung from black cords around their necks, and held them in front of their faces.

From Literature