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How To Use fortieth In A Sentence

• What is called effluxion is a destruction of the embryo within the first week, while abortion occurs up to the fortieth day; and the greater number of such embryos as perish do so within the space of these forty days. The History of Animals
• `You've got to have a party for your fortieth wedding anniversary,' Hugh went on, munching his sandwich appreciatively. JUST BETWEEN US
• The name mammoth, which is probably of Tartar origin, Witsen appears to wish to derive from Behemoth, spoken of in the fortieth chapter of the Book of Job. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II
• (A minim is the fortieth part of a crescent.) "Does your good Majesty mean to beggar me?" whined Pug. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
• fortieth," that landing on the fourth storey where man discovers and picks up the magic key which opens life to its recesses, and reveals its monotonous and deceptive labyrinth; conscious, moreover, of his value, of the importance of his mission, and of the great name he bore, he cared nothing for the opinion of such persons as these. Tartarin On The Alps
• She had said the same thing the year before when he'd gone to Europe without her for the fortieth anniversary of D-day. SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
• In 1967 average real (inflation-adjusted) income for the middle class (families with incomes between the fortieth and sixtieth percentiles of the income distribution) was about $43,000; in 2007 it was more than $61,000.8 This increase does not include the increased generosity of nonwage and nonsalary benefits such as health care, pensions, flexible workweeks, more family leave, more vacation, and holidays. RETURN TO PROSPERITY
• Sweden is ranked fortieth, which is still in the upper quartile of countries. Voice For Liberty in Wichita
• She had said the same thing the year before when he'd gone to Europe without her for the fortieth anniversary of D-day. SIGNIFICANT OTHERS
• It was the fortieth anniversary of the death of the composer.