fifty

Example Sentences

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He’s never bought an item of clothing over fifty dollars.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The “divisive matter of race,” the authors write, “which the founding fathers had tried to sidestep, would emerge as the seminal issue during the next fifty years.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t complain, I like to be in my thoughts, but who would have thought that at fifty, suddenly, it’s just me, my dog and our silence?

From Salon • May 9, 2026

This discovery brings an end to a mystery that has puzzled scientists for more than fifty years.

From Science Daily • May 1, 2026

They were fifty yards from the end of the levee road.

From "Storm Runners" by Roland Smith