sixty

noun six·ty \ ˈsiks-tē \

|Updated on: 20 Aug 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

Research at the University of California, Berkeley, found that twenty-somethings report feeling lonely twice as often as people in their fifties and sixties, despite having large social networks.

— radha agrawal, Glamour, "Is Your Tribe Helping or Hurting Your Mental Health?," 1 June 2018
In the latest data, sixty per cent of that market belongs to Juul.

— jia tolentino, The New Yorker, "The Promise of Vaping and the Rise of Juul," 7 May 2018
Kids of the sixties had their Easy-Bake Ovens and nineties babies wouldn't go anywhere without those Tamagotchis.

— lindsey murray, Good Housekeeping, "QUIZ: Can You Guess When Your Favorite Childhood Toys Hit Shelves?," 29 June 2018
Bell began his career in advertising, in the sixties, and joined Saatchi & Saatchi in 1970.

— ed caesar, The New Yorker, "The Reputation-Laundering Firm That Ruined Its Own Reputation," 25 May 2018
The event is open to anyone 14 and up, but last time even people into their sixties got the chance to experience a prom.

— caroline picard, Good Housekeeping, "Mom Throws Incredible Prom for Son With Special Needs," 30 Apr. 2015
Every seven years there is a new addition to the series which checks in with the original subjects, who are now in their sixties and preparing to film the latest installment, 63 Up.

— caroline rogers, Southern Living, "Classic Documentaries Everyone Should See at Least Once," 18 June 2018
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

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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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