How to Use nine in a Sentence

nine

noun
  • The next card was the nine of diamonds.
  • She wears a size nine.
  • He woke up at nine this morning.
  • Women were dressed to the nines.
    CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • The singer wasn’t the only one dressed to the nines for the date.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The crowd, which was dressed to the nines, was given the memo to sit pretty.
    Danielle Young, The Root, 8 June 2018
  • Faris and Jack were dressed to the nines for the occasion.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 4 June 2026
  • Photos show the pair of canines dressed to the nines in suits for the photos.
    Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • One dresses to the nines to welcome the pontiff.
    Séraphine Roger, Vanity Fair, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Jon Davis added 14 points, along with a game-high nine assists.
    George Henry, charlotteobserver, 28 Jan. 2018
  • Dressed to the nines, the two were waiting to go in when someone approached them.
    Allison Moses, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Fred Warner had a team-high nine tackles and forced a fumble.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Sale gave up five runs and a season-high nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.
    Ian Harrison, courant.com, 4 July 2019
  • Mindy, dressed to the nines to do nothing but come to Gigi’s, joins the boys for a free meal.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Jack died four years ago and Helen still can be found at the store, always dressed to the nines!
    Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2025
  • And many of those visitors are dressed to the trendiest nines for those photos, too.
    Stefanie Waldek, House Beautiful, 14 May 2019
  • Laura Love and Lisa Love are dressed to the nines in black and white.
    Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
  • And Heidi is like fully dressed up —dressed up to the nines and coming down the stairs.
    Paul Cobler, Dallas News, 11 Mar. 2020
  • There were more than 2,500 journalists and guests dressed to the nines.
    Weijia Jiang, CBS News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the crowd were all dressed to the nines, making the most of the all-black-designers dress code.
    Naomi Elizee, Vogue, 6 Sep. 2019
  • Young recorded a career-high nine tackles (four for loss) to go along with three sacks and two fumbles forced.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 24 Nov. 2019
  • Carell layered a navy sweater over a dark chambray shirt, paired with chinos pressed to the nines and brown leather sneakers.
    Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 23 June 2017
  • The anchor people are usually in the studio, dressed to the nines.
    Carl Nolte, SFChronicle.com, 28 Mar. 2020
  • Both clubs will send forth the whole of their first nines, and a very interesting game may be expected.
    Mark Schmetzer, Cincinnati.com, 11 July 2019
  • The lack of official sign-off hasn't stopped attendees from dressing to the nines.
    Temi Adebowale, Town & Country, 19 June 2019
  • Marshalls is a home decor wonderland, stocked to the nines with charming and stylish pieces for every home.
    Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Marshalls is a home decor wonderland, stocked to the nines with charming and stylish pieces for every home.
    Maddie Topliff, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Many were dressed to the nines, wearing beautiful dresses, tight fabrics and high heels.
    Becca Smouse, azcentral, 17 June 2018
  • Khloé’s house was decked to the nines A sea of pink balloons cascading down her grand staircase.
    Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2018
  • After two quick three-and-outs to start the game, Brees completed his next nine passes.
    Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 7 Jan. 2018

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