- a variation of eighty-six.
86
Example Sentences
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Brown went on to explain that she'd been scared her mum - who is 86 and unwell - would miss out on her wedding day.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
As of July 9, 843 cases have been reported nationwide, along with 86 hospitalizations.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Dad died two days later of natural causes at age 86.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
The Napa County Sheriff’s Office identified Pelosi, 86, as the driver who crashed his brown convertible Friday afternoon into an unoccupied parked vehicle on the 6700 block of Yount Street in Yountville.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
Professor Joseph Hickey and his students at the University of Wisconsin, after careful comparative studies of sprayed and unsprayed areas, reported the robin mortality to be at least 86 to 88 per cent.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
