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
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On July 9, the Iraqi government released a list of twenty-two people whose remains had been identified nearly 11 years after ISIS militants carried out genocide against the Yazidi community, a religious minority in Northern Iraq.
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Nadia Murad, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Jena, at the age of twenty-two, rarely thought about the man in the moonlight and the spotted creature and the camel drowning.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
For the past twenty-two months, Hamas has been running a hunger campaign in Gaza.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Angie, who was now twenty-two and had recently graduated from Dartmouth, prepared in therapy for her mother’s death.
—Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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Nadia Murad, Time, 13 Aug. 2025
Jena, at the age of twenty-two, rarely thought about the man in the moonlight and the spotted creature and the camel drowning.
—Literary Hub, 8 Aug. 2025
For the past twenty-two months, Hamas has been running a hunger campaign in Gaza.
—Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 30 July 2025
Angie, who was now twenty-two and had recently graduated from Dartmouth, prepared in therapy for her mother’s death.
—Rachel Aviv, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for twenty-two
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“Twenty-two.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty-two. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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