Advertisement
Advertisement
fifty-sixth
[ fif-tee-siksth ]
adjective
- next after the fifty-fifth; being the ordinal number for 56.
- being one of 56 equal parts.
noun
- a fifty-sixth part, especially of one (1/56).
- the fifty-sixth member of a series.
Discover More
Example Sentences
On April 20, 1945, his fifty-sixth birthday, he called several Hitler Youth to the Chancellery.
From Literature
Instead of making his fifty-sixth move, Fischer stopped the clock and offered his hand in resignation.
From Literature
Today is the third, the twenty-second, the fifty-sixth day of lockdown, she notes.
From Los Angeles Times
Colvin survived her Chechen experience and a dozen or more equally dangerous episodes during her twenty-five years as a war reporter, but, a month after her fifty-sixth birthday, in February, 2012, her luck ran out, in Syria.
From The New Yorker
He’d spent his fifty-sixth birthday putting out hot spots around his house, and ultimately saving it from burning.
From The New Yorker
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse