plural eighties
1
: a number that is equal to eight times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
eighties plural
: the numbers 80 to 89
specifically
: the years 80 to 89 in a lifetime or century
Examples of eighty in a Sentence
The temperature rose to the high eighties.
She is in her mid-eighties.
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Just imagine what would have happened to that mouthy, fearless girl coming of age in an Argentina dominated by the brutal military juntas of the late seventies and eighties.
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Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
One of the women was in her seventies and the other in her eighties.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
There’s been this delicate equipoise between Russia and the US for the majority of the Cold War, even though the number of weapons has come down a lot from its peak in the eighties.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Some of my outfits are from the eighties, but a lot of them are also from right now.
—Nigel Smith, People.com, 23 June 2025
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Daniel Alarcón, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
One of the women was in her seventies and the other in her eighties.
—Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 30 June 2025
There’s been this delicate equipoise between Russia and the US for the majority of the Cold War, even though the number of weapons has come down a lot from its peak in the eighties.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 27 June 2025
Some of my outfits are from the eighties, but a lot of them are also from right now.
—Nigel Smith, People.com, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for eighty
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“Eighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eighty. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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