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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Many of my family members and former art teachers are still making and exhibiting art well into their seventies and eighties while continuing to create pathways for so many people.
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2024
The picture is an unremarkable vacation snapshot of British artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham in her seventies or eighties, dressed for a day’s sightseeing in a sensible raincoat, not projecting any particular halo of artistic genius.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 July 2024
In the eighties, the office employed nearly 1000 full-time staff and received just under 3000 complaints.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Water in the upper seventies and eighties is pretty easy to slip into, but colder temperatures, like those in the Pacific Ocean or some of the Great Lakes, can be jarring, both mentally and physically.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside Online, 16 June 2019
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Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 11 July 2024
The picture is an unremarkable vacation snapshot of British artist Wilhelmina Barns-Graham in her seventies or eighties, dressed for a day’s sightseeing in a sensible raincoat, not projecting any particular halo of artistic genius.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 6 July 2024
In the eighties, the office employed nearly 1000 full-time staff and received just under 3000 complaints.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 6 June 2024
Water in the upper seventies and eighties is pretty easy to slip into, but colder temperatures, like those in the Pacific Ocean or some of the Great Lakes, can be jarring, both mentally and physically.
—Jenny McCoy, Outside Online, 16 June 2019
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“Eighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eighty. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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