twenty-two

[twen-tee-too, twuhn-]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 2.

2. a symbol for this number, as 22 or XXII.

3. a set of this many persons or things.

4. .22.

adjective

1. amounting to 22 in number.

Example Sentences

In all, she had to cover a distance of twenty-two feet, but after two twelve-hour days the farthest she’d made it was nine.

From Literature

“However, taking twenty-two and twenty-three minutes to transition from a non-emergency activity — like eating a meal, writing a report, or using the restroom — to respond to a priority-one gunshot call is unacceptable.”

From Seattle Times

“Based on his recent symptoms and—wow—a twenty-two percent drop in his weight since last time, there is indeed a strong possibility that Sir Fig Newton has diabetes.”

From Literature

She was twenty-two years old and he was thirty-two.

From Scientific American

She was Flemmie’s older sister and was twenty-two years old when she died of pellagra.

From Scientific American