twenty

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Recent Examples of twenty People in their twenties have had fewer babies, often delaying children to their thirties, which has meant the number of births in this age group has increased. Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025 In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her twenties, thirties, and one surprise fifth star. Joe Otterson, Variety, 2 July 2025 The designer with a degree in visual communication spent the better part of her early twenties spearheading a magazine. Ugonnaora Owoh, Essence, 30 June 2025 Occasional weeklong stays in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights during school breaks with my uncle Derrick, an artist who moved up in his early twenties, familiarized me with how to swipe a MetroCard with relative ease. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for twenty
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Noun
  • On Instagram, Schmitt shares clips from her longer videos and some original content as well — including OOTD posts and sneak-peeks into her own fabulous fifties.
    Carmen Rios, Flow Space, 7 July 2025
  • His overseas average in New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and England comes to just under 26 with two fifties in 11 Tests.
    Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • He's also highlighted the environmental damage caused by China's damming of the Mekong, and the problems it's created downstream for tens of millions who rely on the river for their livelihoods.
    Michael Sullivan, NPR, 12 July 2025
  • Plague is a bacterial infection known for killing tens of millions in 14th century Europe.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2025
Noun
  • The footage shows his left eye rolling back when the right one closes.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 July 2025
  • Then plant ones that prefer dry soil, such as junipers, sedums, and yuccas elsewhere.
    Steve Bender, Southern Living, 5 July 2025
Noun
  • But in Chicago and other cities, there are quieter operations underway that raise similar legal questions as federal agents pick up people in ones, twos and threes.
    Vernal Coleman, ProPublica, 25 Mar. 2025
  • His cap hit increases this year in the fourth year of his rookie deal, and paying more money for whatever that effort was on Saturday won’t fly on cutdown day. QB Jake Browning and the entire second-team offense Once Burrow completed his touchdown drive, Browning and the twos took over.
    Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 10 Aug. 2024
Noun
  • The Sabres had a 16-10 advantage in scoring chances with him on the ice at five-on-five.
    Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • The team has managed to do that at five-on-five, which has helped compensate for a somewhat underwhelming power play.
    Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • His fingers trace paths with muscle memory that’s been honed over hundreds of drawings—everything from a cartoon portrait of Toy Story’s Woody to an architectural sketch of Germany’s Neuschwanstein Castle.
    Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
  • The racing film, which stars Brad Pitt as an aging driver who finally gets his shot to score the coveted title in the Formula One arena, has already brought in hundreds of millions of dollars – $309 million, according to Box Office Mojo – and audiences seem to love it.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025

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