On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Fortieth. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as ordinal or rank and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Fortieth in a sentence
Fortieth meaning
The ordinal form of the number forty.
Using Fortieth
- The main meaning on this page is: The ordinal form of the number forty.
- Useful related words include: 40th, ordinal, rank.
- In the example corpus, fortieth often appears in combinations such as: the fortieth, fortieth anniversary, fortieth birthday.
Context around Fortieth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fortieth
- In this selection, "fortieth" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anniversary, birthday and president stand out and add context to how "fortieth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after the fortieth you re and before the fortieth anniversary of. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fortieth" sits close to words such as aami, abada and abbottabad, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fortieth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Both men pledged to contribute one fortieth of their own salaries to the campaign. (14 words)
The episodes featured a masked-up Pearson family celebrating the Big Three’s fortieth birthday. (15 words)
He stayed at Bangor until his fortieth year, when he received Comgall's permission to travel to the continent. (19 words)
We're taking it easy and just enjoying our current employment." citation In September 2014, the R40 box set was announced to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the release of the band's self-titled debut album. (37 words)
White died of pneumonia on April 15, 2002 at the age of 84. He was the last living Warren Court Justice, and died the day before the fortieth anniversary of his swearing in as a Justice. (36 words)
For the North America tour, Black was no longer touring with Macaulay playing the entire show. citation citation In 2014, the band celebrated their fortieth birthday with a Ruby Tour, throughout the UK and Europe. (35 words)
Example sentences (13)
It was the Reagan administration and there was no guarantee, despite what the fortieth president claimed and believed, that the Soviets were going anywhere.
Sundance Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary and Iconic Film Adds 40 Minutes of Extra Footage Sundance 2024 is the fortieth anniversary.
When it came time to choose a theme for this commemorative collection in honor of our fortieth anniversary, in 2024, we struggled.
If my children begging and pleading me to take them to Wall Drug after the fortieth “you’re almost there” sign wasn’t proof enough … indeed, children are impressionable.
The episodes featured a masked-up Pearson family celebrating the Big Three’s fortieth birthday.
March 26 marks the fortieth anniversary of the U.S.-brokered peace treaty signed by Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin.
Both men pledged to contribute one fortieth of their own salaries to the campaign.
For the North America tour, Black was no longer touring with Macaulay playing the entire show. citation citation In 2014, the band celebrated their fortieth birthday with a Ruby Tour, throughout the UK and Europe.
He stayed at Bangor until his fortieth year, when he received Comgall's permission to travel to the continent.
In September 1958, on the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of the Defence of Reims, a new monument was started.
On January 22, 2015, the band officially announced the Rush R40 Tour, celebrating the fortieth anniversary of Peart's membership in the band.
We're taking it easy and just enjoying our current employment." citation In September 2014, the R40 box set was announced to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the release of the band's self-titled debut album.
White died of pneumonia on April 15, 2002 at the age of 84. He was the last living Warren Court Justice, and died the day before the fortieth anniversary of his swearing in as a Justice.
Common combinations with fortieth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: