twenty-eight

[ twen-tee-eyt, twuhn- ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 8.
2. a symbol for this number, as 28 or XXVIII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 28 in number.

Example Sentences

Twenty-eight years ago, Veronique Vial was asked to photograph Cirque du Soleil.

From The Daily Beast

One hundred and twenty eight years ago today, New Yorkers gathered as one for a city-wide party.

From The Daily Beast

Twenty-eight men have reached the mark in the history of American professional baseball.

From The Daily Beast

Twenty eight years of puzzle construction brings with it some highlights.

From The Daily Beast

I help advise Omer, a twenty-eight year old journalist, in his doctoral studies at Rotterdam University.

From The Daily Beast

The souls of the natives ministered to in the said bishopric of Cagayan amount to one hundred and twenty-eight thousand.

From Project Gutenberg

We left Rio Janeiro in the morning, and proceeded in a steamer as far as the port of Sampajo, a distance of twenty-eight miles.

From Project Gutenberg

Her color had risen with the memory of yesterday's grievance, pushed aside by curiosity for some twenty-eight hours.

From Project Gutenberg

The price is high, varying from twelve to twenty-eight dollars per crate; and is paid in ten monthly installments.

From Project Gutenberg

On the reverse side are twenty-eight columns with more than 2500 lines of inscription.

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