eighty-six
Example Sentences
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The hedge fund that had bought the company had already tried to eighty-six Freds’ rosy sautéed chicken livers over sourdough toast, proving once again that money can’t buy taste.
From New York Times • Jul. 20, 2021
A practitioner still needs to be choosy, though: a recent investigation by the London Times revealed that eighty-six per cent of the rivers in England contained pollution levels exceeding current E.U. standards.
From The New Yorker • Jan. 20, 2020
Doug, at eighty-six, is an example of a healthy man.
From Salon • Sep. 15, 2019
The list for Texas named two hundred and eighty-six priests, the list for New Jersey a hundred and eighty-eight priests.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 8, 2019
Or Mama would have me figure out how much change we should get at the checkout at the store, and I’d say, “Seven dollars and eighty-six cents.”
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
