Sentence examples for sixteen from inspiring English sources

The word 'sixteen' is correct and is commonly used in written English.
It is used to refer to the number 16. Example: Sarah turned sixteen this year and celebrated her birthday with a big party.

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sixteen

numeral

The cardinal number occurring after fifteen and before seventeen, represented in Arabic numerals as 16 and in Roman numerals as XVI.

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SIXTEEN million migratory birds fly to Britain every year from sub-Saharan Africa in a flurry of wing beats that herald the spring.

Sixteen of the 35 have been convicted in the last four years.

Mamy to wait on her, a loving family, wealth, men begging to dance with her, good looks and a sixteen inch waist.

A Scotland Yard spokesman said on Friday: "Sixteen allegations of electoral malpractice are being assessed by the Met".

Sixteen low-key but indulgent rooms open on to balconies or a garden terrace.

Sixteen people had to be rescued after it broke down during a press launch in its opening month.

Sixteen hours after Joseph Kent, 21, was filmed being snatched by police out of a road in the west side of the city, the Guardian has established his whereabouts.

Sixteen months later, 41 impact zones are still where the toughest policing occurs, but a rookie like Hoxa always patrols with a mentor, rotating through three trainers during the first six months on the job.

SIXTEEN centuries ago the Roman Emperor Theodosius branded the Olympic games pagan and banned them.

Sixteen students of various hues, all aged around 13, have spent the morning designing and setting up their own virtual businesses.

Sixteen have been held without trial, mainly in Belmarsh high security prison, for up to three years.

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