thirty-eight

[ thur-tee-eyt ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 30 plus 8.
2. a symbol for this number, as 38 or XXXVIII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 38 in number.

Example Sentences

My time log tells me that it will technically be tomorrow in two hours, thirty-seven minutes, and thirty-eight seconds.

From Literature

One of Tunisia's worst attacks happened in 2015, when a gunman opened fire on tourists staying in a popular resort just north of Sousse, killing thirty-eight people.

From BBC

George Dasch was thirty-eight years old and wanted to do something more, something bigger.

From Literature

Over the summer, word leaked out that Michael Jordan, at age thirty-eight, might come out of retirement for the second time.

From Los Angeles Times

Between them they shot down thirty-eight enemy aircraft, in addition to destroying targets on the ground and escorting dignitaries.

From Literature

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