twenty-two
noun
twen·ty-two
ˈtwen-tē-ˈtü 
ˈtwən-
1
: a number that is one more than 21 see Table of Numbers
2
: a .22-caliber firearm
especially
: one firing rimfire cartridges
—usually written .22
twenty-two
adjective
twenty-two
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of twenty-two in a Sentence
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Ivan is twenty-two, probably past his prodigy days where chess is concerned.
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Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Twenty-seven artists are set to participate, with twenty-two new projects in an array of media— including painting, textiles, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and performance—on view.
—News Desk, Artforum, 21 June 2024
The price at the time was twenty-two hundred dollars per pound.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions Play Download Article Two thousand twenty-two was not a good year for the world’s leading autocracies.
—Lucan Ahmad Way, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
The remarkable career that followed was tragically abbreviated when, in 1981, Woodman died by suicide, at the age of twenty-two.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
But here, where the average salary is slightly more than twenty-two thousand U.S. dollars, a monthlong stay can consume between twenty to thirty per cent of one’s annual income.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
On immigration and border security, Trump led Biden fifty-seven to twenty-two; on the economy, fifty-five to thirty-three.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
An extraordinary number of Thomas clerks—twenty-two, according to the Associated Press in 2018—populated the high ranks of the Trump Administration or were nominated by Trump for judgeships; others have fanned out across the nation to other prominent posts.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024
Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Twenty-seven artists are set to participate, with twenty-two new projects in an array of media— including painting, textiles, sculpture, ceramics, photography, and performance—on view.
—News Desk, Artforum, 21 June 2024
The price at the time was twenty-two hundred dollars per pound.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
Get Citation Request Reprint Permissions Play Download Article Two thousand twenty-two was not a good year for the world’s leading autocracies.
—Lucan Ahmad Way, Foreign Affairs, 20 June 2023
The remarkable career that followed was tragically abbreviated when, in 1981, Woodman died by suicide, at the age of twenty-two.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2024
But here, where the average salary is slightly more than twenty-two thousand U.S. dollars, a monthlong stay can consume between twenty to thirty per cent of one’s annual income.
—Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024
On immigration and border security, Trump led Biden fifty-seven to twenty-two; on the economy, fifty-five to thirty-three.
—Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024
An extraordinary number of Thomas clerks—twenty-two, according to the Associated Press in 2018—populated the high ranks of the Trump Administration or were nominated by Trump for judgeships; others have fanned out across the nation to other prominent posts.
—Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024
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“Twenty-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty-two. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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