thirty-eight
a cardinal number, 30 plus 8.
a symbol for this number, as 38 or XXXVIII.
a set of this many persons or things.
amounting to 38 in number.
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How to use thirty-eight in a sentence
One hundred thirty-eight major warships with 221 smaller combat vessels would support them in the assault.
Blood in the Sand: When James Jones Wrote a Grunt’s View of D-Day | James Jones | November 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe route taken by the stolen art objects is now well documented: the German forces looted about thirty-eight thousand apartments.
My Grandfather's War: Recovering the Art the Nazis Stole | Anne Sinclair | October 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn his career, he's walked home many runs, but in more than thirty-eight hundred innings, Palmer has never given up a grand slam.
According to the Pentagon, thirty-eight military men are sexually assaulted every single day.
thirty-eight percent of the subjects had not expected that such an encounter was even possible.
Knocking on Heaven's Door: True Stories of Unexplained, Uncanny Experiences at the Hour of Death | Patricia Pearson | August 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In December, 1781, thirty-eight publicans were fined for allowing "tippling" on Sundays.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham | Thomas T. Harman and Walter ShowellThis same engine is still at work, and her regular duty is from thirty-six to thirty-eight millions.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickOn a division the bill was lost by one hundred and thirty-two against thirty-eight.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanOn a division, the motion to omit all the appropriation clauses was carried by one hundred and thirty-eight against forty-one.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. NolanThe second reading of the bill, however, in the house of lords was negatived by thirty-eight against twenty-two.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. | E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
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