Definition of seventeen | Bee Dictionary of English

I spend most of my time doing the typical things seventeen-year-olds do, but always find myself trying to take it to the next level, advancing my life as much as possible.
In the worst case scenario, seventeen million barrels of oil would come off world markets.
Though some of it may be made up, these seventeen vignettes on subjects ranging from dancing to hair lice have the honesty and detail of pure truth.

Easton Home Week finale in 1913 - Almanac June 22, 2013
Seventeen-year-old Dean Templeton, of Alpha, got a rousing sendoff as he prepared to enter the Navy in 1963.
June 22, 2013 - The Express-Times
Hardeeville, Ridgeland, Bluffton residents indicted
Seventeen federal indictments have charged 33 defendants with federal firearm, drug trafficking or other federal offenses. Of the 33 defendants, nine were residents of Bluffton, Hardeeville and Ridgeland.
June 22, 2013 - Savannah Morning News
OFFSTAGE: Seventeen Selects Hottest New Singers
( CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.) When I was 17, I paid close attention to every single thing I read in Seventeen . Like they were the official authority.
June 20, 2013 - cmt.com

Gordon Brown in guardian.co.uk
I want to send my congratulations to Team GB on this golden weekend for British sport. Eight gold medals and seventeen medals in total in one weekend is a superb and unprecedented achievement,Brown said in a statement. "The whole country...
Philip Rivers in USA Today
Seventeen have tried and it hasn't happened,quarterback Philip Rivers said of New England's perfect record. "We think it can happen."
Arsene Wenger in Western Telegraph
I am very, very happy with him and I believe he will be a tremendous player for Arsenal,said Wenger. "He has already improved some areas where you want to improve when you are seventeen-and-a-half years old. Aaron is a serious boy, he...