eighty-third

[ ey-tee-thurd ]

adjective

1. next after the eighty-second; being the ordinal number for 83.
2. being one of 83 equal parts.

noun

1. an eighty-third part, especially of one (1/83).
2. the eighty-third member of a series.

Example Sentences

The ball obeyed, eventually stopping about eighteen inches from the hole, virtually assuring Woods of a two-shot lead with two holes to go in the eighty-third edition of the Masters Tournament.

From The New Yorker

Yet, beginning in his eighty-third year, he struck one more lode in the story of Donald Hall.

From The New Yorker

I watched the semifinal—curled on the floor and wracked with hope—and I swear that Mandžukić didn’t touch the ball until the eighty-third minute.

From The New Yorker

Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, until Barack Obama brought her on as Attorney General, in 2015, making her the eighty-third person and the first African-American woman in the post.

From The New Yorker

A couple of days ago, Lisa and Anna Hahner, twin runners from Germany, were chastised for grinning and holding hands as they crossed the finish line in the women’s marathon, in eighty-second and eighty-third place, a spontaneous display of sisterly affection and good sportsmanship that led their country’s track-and-field officials to accuse them of treating the competitive race “like a fun run” and conspiring to run slower than usual.

From The New Yorker