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

Examples of twenty-two in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But here, where the average salary is slightly more than twenty-two thousand U.S. dollars, a monthlong stay can consume between twenty to thirty per cent of one’s annual income. —Clarissa Wei, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2024

On immigration and border security, Trump led Biden fifty-seven to twenty-two; on the economy, fifty-five to thirty-three. —Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024

An extraordinary number of Thomas clerks—twenty-two, according to the Associated Press in 2018—populated the high ranks of the Trump Administration or were nominated by Trump for judgeships; others have fanned out across the nation to other prominent posts. —Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, 29 Feb. 2024

When the Senate this week finally passed a bill requested by Biden months ago that would send nearly sixty billion dollars to Ukraine along with billions more for Israel and Taiwan, only twenty-two Senate Republicans voted for it. —Susan B. Glasser, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024

In the twenty-two hours of recordings that Mark Austin produced for the FBI, McRae does most of the talking. —Christopher Ketcham, Harper's Magazine, 1 Nov. 2023

For example, one study, in Oklahoma, found birds in the stomachs of two of twenty-two cats roaming freely in a residential area. —Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023

At least twenty-two campus security officers and N.Y.P.D. cops watched, from behind metal police barriers. —Emma Green, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2023

Germany and the Soviet Union had signed a non-aggression pact in 1939, just before Germany invaded Poland, but twenty-two months later, much to Stalin’s astonishment, Germany invaded the Soviet Union. —Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1526, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

twenty-two

noun

ˌtwent-ē-ˈtü

1

: a firearm cartridge of .22 caliber

2

: a firearm of .22 caliber