twenty-three
Americannoun
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a cardinal number, 20 plus 3.
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a symbol for this number, as 23 or XXIII.
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a set of this many persons or things.
adjective
Example Sentences
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However, Beith resident Bryan McWilliams, who has lived next to the church for twenty three years, has now launched a petition to reverse the move.
From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023
And for most of Putin’s nearly twenty three year journey in power they were right to do so.
From Slate • Feb. 28, 2022
Flowers said in a statement: “Today, I am finally free from the injustice that left me locked in a box for nearly twenty three years.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 28, 2020
Rosenberg: He became a detective at twenty three?
From MSNBC • Jun. 11, 2019
If this demand were granted, you would need only eleven points out of twenty three but I would still need twelve and a half out of my twenty three.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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