fifty-three

[ fif-tee-three ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 50 plus 3.
2. a symbol for this number, as 53 or LIII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 53 in number.

Example Sentences

Fifty-three percent of Republicans said yes and 38 percent said no.

From The Daily Beast

Fifty-three straight polls, and 18 out of 20, could be wrong.

From The Daily Beast

They ordered us to our feet instantly, and we counted off one by one, stopping at fifty-three.

From The Daily Beast

Fifty-three-year-old Franklin Lobos was a professional soccer player who even represented Chile in the 1984 Olympic Games.

From The Daily Beast

Among the roots thus exposed were placed fifty-three idols in all kinds of positions.

From Project Gutenberg

During this period of fifty-three years—from 1792 to 1845—the changes in the rates of inland letter postage were very slight.

From Project Gutenberg

One hundred and fifty-three shots were fired by the fleet, against twenty-five hundred or three thousand by the Rebels.

From Project Gutenberg

He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries for upwards of fifty-three years.

From Project Gutenberg

The Stranger told them to draw up the net, and they did, and counted the fish, one hundred and fifty-three.

From Project Gutenberg