fifty-six
a cardinal number, 50 plus 6.
a symbol for this number, as 56 or LVI.
a set of this many persons or things.
amounting to 56 in number.
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How to use fifty-six in a sentence
fifty-six grizzlies were known to die in 2012—rough numbers that probably represent about half of actual mortality.
fifty-six percent of those surveyed believed the “website glitches” are “part of a broader problem with the health care law.”
“fifty-six percent of university graduates are women,” she says.
Saudi Princess Diaries: An Outspoken Royal on Riots, Women, and ‘Seinfeld’ | Abigail Pesta | September 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd in these two instances—separated by ninety-two blocks and fifty-six years—it was they who died in the attempt.
Lillian Hellman, Clarence Birdseye and Thai Jones: Must Read Nonfiction | Victoria Beale, Wendy Smith, Kevin Canfield | May 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTfifty-six percent of likely voters are inclined to vote for a Republican, 38 percent for a Democrat.
Hence the souls of the natives cared for in the said bishopric of Camarines amount to fifty-six thousand eight hundred.
Great alterations were said to have been made in schedule A: fifty-one boroughs out of fifty-six remained as before.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanThe last of the fifty-six boroughs to be disfranchised was Amersham, and Mr. Croker moved that Midhurst should take its place.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanHe was now fifty-six years of age, depressed and melancholy in view of his failure with princes.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordThe fourth, also, was carried on a division by a majority of three hundred and eighteen against fifty-six.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
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