thirteens

[US]/θɜː'tiːn/
[UK]/'θɝ'tin/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. the number 13; a group of 13; the age of 13
num. 13
adj. relating to the number 13; consisting of 13 items.

Phrases & Collocations

age of thirteen

thirteen years old

thirteen children

Example Sentences

Thirteen is an unpropitious number.

Many people think thirteen is an evil number.

Thirteen is not divisible by any even number. 13

Thirteen is not divisible by any even number.

Peter has done thirteen years in the RAF.

a boy at thirteen is a snot-nosed kid.

thirteen of the bishops voted against the motion.

he held off a late challenge by Vose to win by thirteen seconds.

"When it was eventually brought to shore, it was found to be over thirteen feet long."

when she hit thirteen she shot up to a startling 5 foot 9.

Why could Xuanzang be tonsured when he was thirteen years old?

Thirteen new compounds of the alkyl styryl indoline spirobenzopyrans were synthesized from the condensation of 2-methylene indoline with the designed salicylaldehyde.

In chapter thirteen, Aristotle outlines an ideal of the central character of tragedy, the so-called tragic hero, and identifies the source of the character's downfall with something called hamartia.

Approximately thirteen seconds before impact, the Copperhead's laser light sensor becomes active, and it uses fins to guide itself to the laser light source.

Real-world Examples

Thirteen months before the next general election, the legislative motor is spluttering.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Delegates from the thirteen colonies gathered.

Source: English Major Level Four Listening Practice

" And your colleagues in the Thirteen" ?

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

Thirteen races have done this since 1919.

Source: CNN 10 Student English May 2021 Collection

I'm not gonna go one for thirteen.

Source: Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People

Thirteen more will be done next month.

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2018 Collection

Seven years, eight months and thirteen days.

Source: Festival Comprehensive Record

It consists of thirteen horizontal red and white stripes.

Source: World Holidays

I have been an atheist since I was thirteen.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2015

There are seven men and thirteen women.

Source: Halloween Adventures

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