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Examples of baker's dozen in a Sentence
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Step up to the barre for a baker's dozen of dreamy dance flicks.
—EW.com, 21 May 2024
For now, this kind of performance is extremely rare, limited to less than a baker's dozen of owners.
—Brendan McAleer, Car and Driver, 18 Aug. 2023
So, yes, that doesn't bode well for the baker's dozen of other declared Democratic and Republican candidates.
—Jim Sergent, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2023
Rose Foods also sells retail items like a baker's dozen of bagels and tubs of cream cheese for people to take home with them.
—Kate Kassin, Bon Appétit, 27 June 2023
After a 6-7 start in the first baker's dozen of games, the defending champions look more mortal than many prognosticated in the early spring.
—Michael Shapiro, Chron, 13 Apr. 2023
Harold Castro is hitting .462 in 13 such ABs; that number isn't as lucky for Willi Castro (.231 with a home run) and Jeimer Candelario (.231), who have a baker's dozen's worth of at-bats against Singer.
—Tyler J. Davis, Detroit Free Press, 13 July 2022
His baker's dozen receptions were a career-high (previously 10 back on Oct. 31, 2021).
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Dec. 2022
The baker's dozen of black-and-white bears are among the 15 panda cubs born at the research base in 2022.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1596, in the meaning defined above
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“Baker's dozen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/baker%27s%20dozen. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
baker's dozen
noun
: thirteen
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