twenty-eight

American  

[twen-tee-eyt, twuhn-] / ˈtwɛn tiˈeɪt, ˈtwʌn- /

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.

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adjective

1. amounting to 28 in number.

Example Sentences

It was high in the wall, much too high to look out of, but through those twenty-eight squares I could see the sky.

From Literature

There were twenty-eight of the little fellows and Jimbo—twenty-nine in all.

From Literature

After all, was he not a very rich man, still young, and in reasonably good health twenty-seven days out of every twenty-eight?

From Literature

The twenty-eight tons of coins were of immense value, and so, too, were the over one thousand rosewood logs that filled a large part of the trading vessel’s hold.

From Literature

Based on those measurements, JMA issued a new warning about twenty-eight minutes after the earthquake.

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