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

Now, at the age of sixty-one, Elmore Leonard is an overnight success.

From The Daily Beast

Sixty-one percent were concerned about vanishing plants and animals.

From The Daily Beast

Sixty-one percent of adults said we should “not try to control costs” at all or make only “minor changes.”

From The Daily Beast

"Sixty-one percent of employers say they don't understand the skills our veterans have to offer," Mrs. Obama said.

From The Daily Beast

On a division the motion was rejected by three hundred and sixty-one against one hundred and seventy-two.

From Project Gutenberg

But in the spring of one hundred and sixty-one, for a little while one day, the gulf was bridged.

From Project Gutenberg

Abelard was at this time sixty-one years old, Bernard's senior by twelve years, and was without a rival in the schools.

From Project Gutenberg

His slender garrison, all told, comprised but sixty-one artillerymen and thirteen musicians.

From Project Gutenberg

It was dated sixty-one years ahead, and was a sort of Looking Backwards, though that notable book had not yet been written.

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