twenty-six

[twen-tee-siks, twuhn-]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 6.

2. a symbol for this number, as 26 or XXVI.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 26 in number.

Example Sentences

According to the watch, he was down to twenty-six seconds.

From Literature

“The Bedford Park Fire Department, along with multiple Fire Department agencies from surrounding jurisdictions, transported twenty-six patients to area hospitals for treatment,” police said in a news release.

From Washington Times

Why didn’t twenty-six armed soldiers, under cloak of darkness, charge two civilians hiding in a barn?

From Literature

“I need twenty-six more outfits for her!” he said.

From Washington Post

“Yes, identities behind those payments were obscured by pseudonymous addresses, long strings of between twenty-six and thirty-five characters,” Greenberg writes.

From Washington Post