forty-six

[ fawr-tee-siks ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 40 plus 6.
2. a symbol for this number, as 46 or XLVI.
3. a set of this many persons or things.

adjective

1. amounting to 46 in number.

Example Sentences

The CJR report said the U.S. media now “has the lowest credibility — 26 percent — among forty-six nations, according to a 2022 study by the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism.”

From Washington Times

“One hundred and forty-six people, exactly the number of Monitors on each ship, is all it takes for humans to continue with enough genetic diversity in case the rest of us die.”

From Literature

But Karpov had qualified to play Bobby by winning his three Candidates matches, during which he’d played forty-six grueling games and only lost three.

From Literature

The battlefield is a mat—forty-six feet long by six feet wide.

From Literature

“One hundred and forty-six died in the flames on the ninth floor, no hydrants, no fire escapes.”

From New York Times