plural twenties
1
: a number equal to two times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
twenties plural
: the numbers 20 to 29
specifically
: the years 20 to 29 in a lifetime or century
3
: a 20-dollar bill
twenty
adjective
twenty
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of twenty in a Sentence
Tomorrow the temperature will be in the low twenties.
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At Nova, the survivors are young people still in their twenties, perhaps with a lifetime of trauma ahead of them.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Charisma Carpenter, who portrayed cheerleader Cordelia Chase, has a son, Donovan, in his early twenties.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 May 2025
By his late twenties, Altman had parlayed his Loopt millions into a series of successful startup investments and become the president of Y Combinator, the tech mega-incubator that has spun off dozens of billion-dollar companies.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Many of the coins found were dated between 1808 and 1915, while several were minted during the twenties and thirties, which helped the museum to better determine when the coins may have been placed in the wall.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 3 May 2025
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Charisma Carpenter, who portrayed cheerleader Cordelia Chase, has a son, Donovan, in his early twenties.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 20 May 2025
By his late twenties, Altman had parlayed his Loopt millions into a series of successful startup investments and become the president of Y Combinator, the tech mega-incubator that has spun off dozens of billion-dollar companies.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
Many of the coins found were dated between 1808 and 1915, while several were minted during the twenties and thirties, which helped the museum to better determine when the coins may have been placed in the wall.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for twenty
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“Twenty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twenty. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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