sixty-one

[ siks-tee-wuhn ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 60 plus 1.
2. a symbol for this number, as 61 or LXI.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 61 in number.

Example Sentences

After some back and forth over how Google would be able to provide information without violating its privacy policy, Google produced a spreadsheet of sixty-one searches made by eight accounts.

From Seattle Times

Looking back on his career just before his death in 1915, Comstock boasted of having “convicted persons enough to fill a passenger train of sixty-one coaches,” and having “destroyed 160 tons of obscene literature.”

From Los Angeles Times

Fischer claimed that at sixty-one he was the oldest prisoner in the center and therefore deserved more deference.

From Literature

“There is no danger to the public. Mr. Fortenberry has led an extraordinary and rigorously law-abiding life over his sixty-one years. He will continue to do good for others.”

From Seattle Times

Two hundred and sixty-one people had been killed on the streets this year through Sunday, including 117 pedestrians and 18 cyclists.

From New York Times