sixty

noun six·ty \ ˈsiks-tē \

|Updated on: 11 Jun 2018

Examples: sixty in a Sentence

Definition of sixty

plural sixties

1 : a number that is equal to six times 10 — see Table of Numbers

2 sixties plural : the numbers 60 to 69; specifically : the years 60 to 69 in a lifetime or century

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sixtieth

play \ˈsiks-tē-əth\ adjective or noun

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sixty

adjective

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sixty

pronoun, plural in construction

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sixtyish

play \ˈsiks-tē-ish\ adjective

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Examples of sixty in a Sentence

He retired when he was in his sixties.

Recent Examples of sixty from the Web

Johnson, a grandmother now in her early sixties, is more than two decades into a life sentence for a first-time conviction based on her role in a drug-trafficking case.

— jonathan allen /, NBC News, "Kim Kardashian visits the White House to make clemency plea for drug-trafficking grandmother," 30 May 2018
Early sixties, known mental illness, currently unresponsive to voice and touch.

— wesley snipes, The Root, "Talon of God," 27 May 2018
So the men, all in their fifties, sixties, and seventies, simply unload their cargo and begin hauling heavy sacks on foot more than a half mile to the launch point.

— ivan watson, jungeun kim, stella ko and jo shelley, CNN, "Messages in bottles sent across the sea to North Korea," 17 May 2018
For many New Englanders, Santos was the lifeline to a young team fighting for respect and attention in the late sixties during the AFL days.

— peter king, SI.com, "Monday Morning Mock Draft: Darts, Deals & Wild Guesses," 23 Apr. 2018
No one in the sixties much cared about these—who was going to mount a theatrical production of a pop cantata?—but Lloyd Webber did, and miraculously managed to hold on to his, or, at least, to eighty per cent of them.

— steven strogatz, The New Yorker, "Did Andrew Lloyd Webber Ruin the Musical or Rescue It?," 20 Feb. 2017
While both Clintons in 1998 enjoyed favorable ratings in the low sixties, after details of the affair emerged and impeachment proceedings began, Hillary Clinton's level rose to 66% at one point, while Bill Clinton's dropped to 51%.

— kate bennett, CNN, "Melania Trump's popularity jumps in new CNN poll," 7 May 2018
At 43, Ingels is working at a scale that architects historically don’t reach until their sixties or later, inspiring no small amount of professional jealousy.

— kyle chayka, The New Republic, "From architect to tastemaker, Bjarke Ingels is designing the future.," 2 May 2018
Bearfield and Emerson, both in their sixties, are understandably ready to retire.

— nancy shohet west, BostonGlobe.com, "Creating a community isn’t as easy as running a store," 26 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of sixty

Middle English, from sixty, adjective, from Old English siextig, noun, group of sixty, from siex six + -tig group of ten; akin to Old English tīen ten

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First Known Use: 14th century

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