fifty-seven

[ fif-tee-sev-uhn ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 50 plus 7.
2. a symbol for this number, as 57 or LVII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 57 in number.

Example Sentences

That man was one of the fifty-seven people who died in the eruption.

From Literature

One hundred fifty-seven deputies in the 250-seat parliament voted for the government.

From Reuters

On March 23, they spied land to the west, probably one of the Danger Islands at the entrance to Erebus and Terror Gulf—a scant fifty-seven miles away.

From Literature

One hundred and fifty-seven years ago, at the tail end of the United States’ great civil conflict — and the geographical tail end of the Confederacy — Union Army Maj.

From Washington Post

“Yeobo, thank you for making me the happiest man in the world by being my wife for fifty-seven years! You are the best wife, and I am so lucky to have you. Saranghae!”

From Literature