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- noun The
cardinal number immediately followingeighty-six and precedingeighty-eight .
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- adjective being seven more than eighty
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Examples
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Altogether, Johnson proposed eighty-seven bills in the first session of the Eighty-ninth Congress; eighty-four became law.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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I knew that the odds of his living to age eighty-seven in prison are very small.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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Eighty-three percent of evangelicals, for example, say that other religions can bring salvation; eighty-seven percent of Black Protestants believe so see Figure 15.5.
American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010
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Altogether, Johnson proposed eighty-seven bills in the first session of the Eighty-ninth Congress; eighty-four became law.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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By the time he is eligible for parole in the year 2046 he will be eighty-seven years old.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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Altogether, Johnson proposed eighty-seven bills in the first session of the Eighty-ninth Congress; eighty-four became law.
The Good Fight Walter F. Mondale 2010
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Abner Golightly, age eighty-seven, was a self-proclaimed latter-day prospector who reminded me of Blue from that Old School movie.
How to Flirt with A Naked Werewolf Molly Harper 2011
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The establishment answered the phone “Tiger Lilies” on page twenty-three and by page eighty-seven, there had been six tiger mentions.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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Curtis was eighty-seven years old, had difficulty walking.
The Sins of Brother Curtis Lisa Davis 2011
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The establishment answered the phone “Tiger Lilies” on page twenty-three and by page eighty-seven, there had been six tiger mentions.
The Sacred Promise Phd Gary E. Schwartz 2011
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