thirty-eight
noun
thir·ty-eight
ˌthər-tē-ˈāt 
1
: a number that is one more than 37 see Table of Numbers
2
: a .38 caliber handgun
—usually written .38
thirty-eight
adjective
thirty-eight
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of thirty-eight in a Sentence
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The Sisters of Mary Morning Star are much younger—the average age is thirty-eight.
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The film also features thirty-eight top New York and Latvian theater actors in supporting roles, adding depth and authenticity to the project.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
Of the thirty-eight per cent of Americans who are eligible to donate, less than three per cent regularly do.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
That said, Wisconsin’s voter turnout was the highest in the country, at nearly seventy-seven per cent, and Harris received thirty-eight thousand more votes than Biden did four years ago, only to lose to Trump by twenty-nine thousand.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
The per-capita income in Sierra County is less than thirty-eight thousand dollars a year.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Amichai Lau Lavie is an Israeli descended from an unbroken line of thirty-eight rabbis stretching back a thousand years.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Branford, Bridgeport, West Hartford, and East Hartford are the six out of the one hundred thirty-eight school districts in Connecticut that will benefit from this round of funding.
—Adhista Kanuri, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2024
In a recent survey of local election officials, thirty-eight percent reported fearing for the safety of their colleagues.
—Katie Waldo, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
The film also features thirty-eight top New York and Latvian theater actors in supporting roles, adding depth and authenticity to the project.
—Jamie Lang, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
Of the thirty-eight per cent of Americans who are eligible to donate, less than three per cent regularly do.
—Nicola Twilley, The New Yorker, 3 Feb. 2025
That said, Wisconsin’s voter turnout was the highest in the country, at nearly seventy-seven per cent, and Harris received thirty-eight thousand more votes than Biden did four years ago, only to lose to Trump by twenty-nine thousand.
—Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 30 Dec. 2024
The per-capita income in Sierra County is less than thirty-eight thousand dollars a year.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Amichai Lau Lavie is an Israeli descended from an unbroken line of thirty-eight rabbis stretching back a thousand years.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 22 Nov. 2024
Ridgefield, Fairfield, Branford, Bridgeport, West Hartford, and East Hartford are the six out of the one hundred thirty-eight school districts in Connecticut that will benefit from this round of funding.
—Adhista Kanuri, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2024
In a recent survey of local election officials, thirty-eight percent reported fearing for the safety of their colleagues.
—Katie Waldo, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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