eighty-eight

[ ey-tee-eyt ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 80 plus 8.
2. a symbol for this number, as 88 or LXXXVIII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
4. Slang. the keys of a piano or the piano itself:

   tickle the old eighty-eight.

adjective

1. amounting to 88 in number.

Example Sentences

The eighty-eight players in the First Canadian Open may have composed a stronger roster than had been fielded at the United States Open a few weeks earlier.

From Literature

I never stop being amazed that these eighty-eight slices of ivory and ebony can combine to create harmonies.

From Literature

“Five hundred and eighty-eight thousand people have died because they didn’t get this vaccine. Nobody died that did take it. That’s pretty good odds for me.”

From The Guardian

In a feat of modern aircraft design and engineering, Johnson's team built the first U-2 spy plane in only eighty-eight days.

From Literature

Two thousand, eight hundred and eighty-eight minutes since the moment his chance to win the competition had evaporated.

From Literature