Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. The cardinal number immediately following forty-seven and preceding forty-nine.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. being eight more than forty
Examples
“These maps, and those that follow, display the concentration of each ethnic or religious group in each county within the forty-eight contiguous states.9”
“As of 1950, fellatio—even when practiced by a married couple—was a felony in all forty-eight states, and cunnilingus was a felony in forty-one.”
“There were forty-eight votes against Clarence Thomas, but Democrats were unwilling to use a filibuster to stop his confirmation.”
Simon & Schuster: The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
“A few months later, on December 25, Karel, age forty-eight, died of influenza.”
“This date was selected to remind the world that forty-eight years earlier, Dr. King delivered his inspirational "I Have A Dream" speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.”
The Huffington Post: Janet Langhart Cohen: Dr. King, a Monumental Man
“The right to approve searches and detention of suspects for more than forty-eight hours was transferred from prosecutors to judges.”
“The Russian military said it lost forty-eight soldiers, including ten peacekeepers.”
“Between 1992 and 2007, forty-eight countries had years in which their currency lost at least 50 percent of its value against the dollar.”
“Less than forty-eight hours had passed since Johnny had revealed himself to his pack.”
“Give yourself the gift of waiting forty-eight hours.”
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