ninety-eight

[ nahyn-tee-eyt ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 90 plus 8.
2. a symbol for this number, as 98 or XCVIII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 98 in number.

Example Sentences

Ninety-eight, and he still drives a pair of Morgan horses himself.

From The Daily Beast

Nineteen ninety-eight was the year Titanic swept the Oscars, Viagra went on sale, and Britney Spears was introduced to the world.

From The Daily Beast

The motion was earned by a majority of three hundred and twenty-nine against one hundred and ninety-eight.

From Project Gutenberg

After an animated discussion, however, the second reading was carried by one hundred and fifty-seven votes against ninety-eight.

From Project Gutenberg

Zeno lived to the extreme old age of ninety-eight, although his constitution was not strong.

From Project Gutenberg

On a division, the motion was lost by a majority of three hundred and fifteen against one hundred and ninety-eight.

From Project Gutenberg

In this way as many as one hundred and ninety-eight trucks are sometimes sent off in a single day.

From Project Gutenberg