plural nineties
1
: a number equal to nine times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
nineties plural
: the numbers 90 to 99
specifically
: the years 90 to 99 in a lifetime or century
She's in her nineties.
Examples of ninety in a Sentence
During the nineties, he was going to college and working part-time.
Recent Examples on the Web
During the grunge-era nineties, when the Wa were synthesizing tons of pristine heroin for export to America, this source was a high-level UWSA commander.
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Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
In the late eighties and early nineties, Van Taylor lived nearby and frequented Flor de Mayo with friends, sometimes captured in photographs.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Parenting became more intense in the United States, and in other English-speaking countries, in the nineties.
—Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
By the dawn of the nineties, the culture had only doubled down on the worship of wealth, beauty, and glamour that dominated the eighties.
—Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Barb Wire, the Pam Anderson vehicle from the mid nineties.
—Michael Calore Lauren Goode, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2024
The early nineties had no shortage of panicked people who already feared young Black folks.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024
The soundtrack to our freedom was the country music of the nineties.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
This particular technique, popular in the eighties and nineties as a visually impressive single-serving method for cooking proteins, also happens to result in a tender and very juicy roast bird—which happens to be near unphotographable.
—Hazlitt, 14 Feb. 2024
Patrick Winn, Rolling Stone, 13 Apr. 2024
In the late eighties and early nineties, Van Taylor lived nearby and frequented Flor de Mayo with friends, sometimes captured in photographs.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2024
Parenting became more intense in the United States, and in other English-speaking countries, in the nineties.
—Eileen Finan, Peoplemag, 31 Mar. 2024
By the dawn of the nineties, the culture had only doubled down on the worship of wealth, beauty, and glamour that dominated the eighties.
—Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
Barb Wire, the Pam Anderson vehicle from the mid nineties.
—Michael Calore Lauren Goode, WIRED, 7 Mar. 2024
The early nineties had no shortage of panicked people who already feared young Black folks.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2024
The soundtrack to our freedom was the country music of the nineties.
—Lyz Lenz, Rolling Stone, 16 Feb. 2024
This particular technique, popular in the eighties and nineties as a visually impressive single-serving method for cooking proteins, also happens to result in a tender and very juicy roast bird—which happens to be near unphotographable.
—Hazlitt, 14 Feb. 2024
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“Ninety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ninety. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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