eighty-sixed
Example Sentences
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“When he told me I was eighty-sixed from the party, I was so relieved,” David told the New York Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025
“When he told me I was eighty-sixed from the party, I was so relieved I screamed, ‘Thank you!
From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2021
So far, that means soup dumplings are eighty-sixed by 6 p.m., the other dumplings usually by 8 p.m.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 8, 2016