plural tens
1
: a number that is one more than nine see Table of Numbers
2
: the 10th in a set or series
wears a ten
3
: something having 10 units or members
4
: a 10-dollar bill
5
: one deserving the highest rating
specifically
: an exceptionally attractive person
ten
adjective
ten
pronoun, plural in construction
see also take ten
Synonyms of ten
Examples of ten in a Sentence
“What time is it” “It's ten.”
promised me that she would fix me up with a ten
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Several tens of thousands of people live in the counties where the projects will be built, among them indigenous groups including the Monpa and Lhoba people, two of the country’s smallest officially recognized ethnic minorities.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The final bill, in other words, could run into tens of millions of pounds.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Leftist Latin American presidents implemented stronger social policies to ensure the fruits of that decade’s commodities boom were equitably distributed, helping bring tens of millions of Latin Americans out of poverty and ensuring greater resources for education and health care.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Adding to their woes, SCUSD’s current fiscal solvency plan, which includes laying off about 70 administrators and cutting tens of millions in supply funding, is not enough to cover this gap, plus a state agency has deemed the district to be at high risk of fiscal insolvency.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
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Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
The final bill, in other words, could run into tens of millions of pounds.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Leftist Latin American presidents implemented stronger social policies to ensure the fruits of that decade’s commodities boom were equitably distributed, helping bring tens of millions of Latin Americans out of poverty and ensuring greater resources for education and health care.
—Brian Winter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Adding to their woes, SCUSD’s current fiscal solvency plan, which includes laying off about 70 administrators and cutting tens of millions in supply funding, is not enough to cover this gap, plus a state agency has deemed the district to be at high risk of fiscal insolvency.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ten
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“Ten.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ten. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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