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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Julien used archival footage from the nineteen-twenties, intercut with the writing of Hughes, James Baldwin, and others, to show the connection between artists across time, both in speakeasies and on the page.
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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Two Serious Ladies was published in 1943, when Bowles was in her mid-twenties.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Having been in the industry for many years, GK noticed that several K-pop idols struggled to surpass their standard seven-year contract, often peaking in their teens or twenties.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement In your 20s Your heart health may be the furthest thing from your mind in your twenties.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
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Jane Bua, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Two Serious Ladies was published in 1943, when Bowles was in her mid-twenties.
—Nicole Flattery, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Having been in the industry for many years, GK noticed that several K-pop idols struggled to surpass their standard seven-year contract, often peaking in their teens or twenties.
—Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Advertisement In your 20s Your heart health may be the furthest thing from your mind in your twenties.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 17 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2025.
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