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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New Haven is a compact city of a hundred and thirty-eight thousand people.
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Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
Just eight hundred and thirty-eight people voted in the Republican primary; Tan won by thirty-one votes.
—Jasper Lo, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
Tomorrow claims that its forecasts are thirty-eight per cent better than everyone else’s, thanks to an artificial intelligence that the company has nicknamed Gale.
—Laura Lane, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
That, too, was propelled by his serve, which his opponent, Nicolas Mahut, could not break in a fifth set that took a hundred and thirty-eight games.
—Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
In thirty-eight states patients can now freely access high-quality cannabis for medical conditions that are often notoriously resistant to other treatments.
—Peter Grinspoon, Time, 23 Aug. 2023
The Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is thirty-eight years old and slender, with thick black hair, receding a bit at the temples, swept up into something approaching a pompadour.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2023
Training for the public is ubiquitous; in thirty-eight states, students are required to learn the procedure before graduating high school.
—Sunita Puri, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2023
Uxbridge has had only two Labour M.P.s in a hundred and thirty-eight years; the last one left office in 1970.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
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Nicholas Dawidoff, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2023
Just eight hundred and thirty-eight people voted in the Republican primary; Tan won by thirty-one votes.
—Jasper Lo, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
Tomorrow claims that its forecasts are thirty-eight per cent better than everyone else’s, thanks to an artificial intelligence that the company has nicknamed Gale.
—Laura Lane, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
That, too, was propelled by his serve, which his opponent, Nicolas Mahut, could not break in a fifth set that took a hundred and thirty-eight games.
—Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2023
In thirty-eight states patients can now freely access high-quality cannabis for medical conditions that are often notoriously resistant to other treatments.
—Peter Grinspoon, Time, 23 Aug. 2023
The Presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy is thirty-eight years old and slender, with thick black hair, receding a bit at the temples, swept up into something approaching a pompadour.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2023
Training for the public is ubiquitous; in thirty-eight states, students are required to learn the procedure before graduating high school.
—Sunita Puri, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2023
Uxbridge has had only two Labour M.P.s in a hundred and thirty-eight years; the last one left office in 1970.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 21 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
circa 1541, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Thirty-eight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thirty-eight. Accessed 10 Dec. 2023.
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