Collocations for "fifteen"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "fifteen" in context.
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fifteen
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.cardinal
- (wore) the number fifteen
- [section, part, page] fifteen
- [turn to, on] page fifteen
- there are fifteen in total
- there [are, were] fifteen of [us, them]
- fifteen out of every [hundred]
- fifteen in every [100] of (them)
- fourteen or fifteen (of them)
- fifteen or sixteen (of them)
- fifteen plus [one] [equals, is, makes] [sixteen]
- fifteen [minus, take away] [two] [equals] [thirteen]
- fifteen [times, multiplied by] [two] [equals] [30]
- [multiply, times, divide] it by fifteen
- scored fifteen
- no [more, fewer] than fifteen
- [under, over, greater than, less than] fifteen
- a [child, boy, girl] of fifteen
- there are fifteen [missing, hurt, injured]
- fifteen [kilos, dollars, people, houses]
- fifteen [minutes, hours, months, years] later
- fifteen of [them, those, the best]
- fifteen in [all, total, number]
- [just, only] fifteen (more, hours, pieces) left
- [there are, divided into] fifteen [pieces, parts, chapters]
- a fifteen-minute [snooze, nap, reminder, call, walk, drive]
- is fifteen years old
- turned fifteen (years old) (today)
- will [be, turn] fifteen (years old) (tomorrow)
- a fifteen-year-old [child, movie]
- fifteen new members (have joined)
- on (more) than fifteen separate occasions
- took me fifteen hours (to)
- [about, approximately, around, near] fifteen
- do fifteen more [sit ups, push ups]
- [wasted, spent, worth] fifteen thousand dollars
- famous for fifteen minutes
- fifteen minutes of fame
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