plural twenties
1
: a number equal to two times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
twenties plural
: the numbers 20 to 29
specifically
: the years 20 to 29 in a lifetime or century
3
: a 20-dollar bill
twenty
adjective
twenty
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of twenty in a Sentence
Tomorrow the temperature will be in the low twenties.
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In my early twenties, adrift in Sydney, something magic happened.
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Alex Levy, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
And that mandate involved putting lots and lots of people in their twenties on the island.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Archaeologists first unearthed the remains of the poor young man—estimated to be in his twenties—in 1960; the black glass was discovered in his skull in 2020.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
In his early twenties at the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War, Soleimani joined the IRGC and undertook acts of sabotage inside Iraq.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
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Alex Levy, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2025
And that mandate involved putting lots and lots of people in their twenties on the island.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Archaeologists first unearthed the remains of the poor young man—estimated to be in his twenties—in 1960; the black glass was discovered in his skull in 2020.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025
In his early twenties at the beginning of the Iran-Iraq War, Soleimani joined the IRGC and undertook acts of sabotage inside Iraq.
—Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for twenty
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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