forty

Example Sentences

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Over roughly forty years, the direction of this research has shifted in notable ways.

From Science Daily

He appeared mystified that his work completed forty years ago is worthy of science's most prestigious prize.

From BBC

The animal reminds me of a dragon, with a horse’s head and a neck that is forty feet long.

From Literature

It’s hard for humans to cut through bamboo with an ax, but the panda peels and eats a single bamboo shoot in forty seconds!

From Literature

I was also forty years old—practically a spinster by that era’s standards.

From Literature