How to Use sixth in a Sentence

sixth

noun

• Only about a sixth of the town voted for her.
• The Dodgers led 5-0 by the time Stone gave up a run in the sixth.
  — Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
• The Guardians loaded the bases with one out in the sixth.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
• The Pirates scored a run in the fourth in two in the sixth to build a 3-0 lead.
  — Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
• Canon King hit a home run off the net in right field in the sixth.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
• Burnsville broke a 3-3 tie with two runs in the bottom of the sixth.
  — Tom Schardin, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
• Cleveland missed a great chance to get back in the game in the sixth.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 26 Aug. 2023
• Colorado’s best chance to get to Sale came in the sixth.
  — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, 3 Sep. 2024
• The Padres had runners on the corners with one out in the sixth.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
• Andrew Vaughn put the Sox ahead with a two-run homer in the sixth.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2023
• Auburn is third in the conference against the run and sixth against the pass.
  — Andrew Astleford, ajc, 16 Nov. 2017
• Then, a par on the par-3 fourth, a birdie on the par-4 fifth and another par on the par-3 sixth.
  — Brody Miller, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
• Chanhassen added a run in the third, two more in the fifth and one in the sixth to win 6-1.
  — Todd Abeln, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
• The bottom of the order tacked on two against Cox in the bottom of the fifth and one in the sixth.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2025
• Before that, John Schreiber was charged with one run in the sixth.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024
• Crochet worked out of the tight spot in the sixth to wrap up his outing.
  — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 10 May 2024
• On their way to winning for the fourth time in six games, the Marlins broke the game open in the sixth.
  — Miami Herald, 6 May 2024
• The Sox put runners on second and third with two outs in the sixth.
  — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2023
• In the sixth, the Vikings worked a leadoff walk and Colton Duffy came on in relief.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2024
• In the sixth, the Royals had two baserunners aboard with no outs.
  — Kansas City Star, 29 July 2025
• Bergeron sat for the fourth game in a row and sixth in the Bruins’ last eight games.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 2 Dec. 2019
• The Marlins began to chip away against Dodgers starter Dustin May in the sixth.
  — Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
• Along with the 26th pick — which Snead might opt to trade back from — the Rams have two picks in the third round, one in the fourth and four in the sixth.
  — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
• Payne’s first made three of the night was New York’s sixth in its first nine attempts.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
• Roman Anthony singled with one out in the sixth before a walk by Cal Raleigh.
  — Kristie Rieken, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
• Roman Anthony singled with one out in the sixth before a walk by Cal Raleigh.
  — ABC News, 13 Mar. 2026
• The Wolverines tied it 3-3 in the sixth.
  — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
• Wilyer Abreu had a sacrifice fly in the sixth to score Luis Arraez.
  — CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026
• Australia took a 1-0 lead in the top of the sixth.
  — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
• But some of that money — about one-sixth — could be spent on grants for programs at the park’s nonprofit institutions.
  — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Mar. 2026