twenty-two

[ twen-tee-too, twuhn- ]

noun

1. a cardinal number, 20 plus 2.
2. a symbol for this number, as 22 or XXII.
3. a set of this many persons or things.
4. .22.

adjective

1. amounting to 22 in number.

Example Sentences

In all, she had to cover a distance of twenty-two feet, but after two twelve-hour days the farthest she’d made it was nine.

From Literature

“However, taking twenty-two and twenty-three minutes to transition from a non-emergency activity — like eating a meal, writing a report, or using the restroom — to respond to a priority-one gunshot call is unacceptable.”

From Seattle Times

Dad would always add, “Yeah, when my baby girl’s twenty-two.”

From Literature

She was twenty-two years old and he was thirty-two.

From Scientific American

She was Flemmie’s older sister and was twenty-two years old when she died of pellagra.

From Scientific American