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
Mariko Mori became known in the nineties for photographs of herself posed in urban environments in Japan, dressed up as various stereotypes of a Japanese woman.
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Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 July 2024
A lot of fans in the nineties are nostalgic for the blaring.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 2 July 2024
By the early nineties, the Whites felt called to move East, along with their four sons, on a mission to enliven the American church by bringing young people to Jesus.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
In the Southwest, Gulf Coast, Southeast and Midwest, the heat has already arrived with temperatures in the nineties or higher expected by federal forecasters on Father's Day in parts of California, Texas, Tennessee, Kansas, South Carolina and other states.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
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Sarah Douglas, ARTnews.com, 4 July 2024
A lot of fans in the nineties are nostalgic for the blaring.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 2 July 2024
By the early nineties, the Whites felt called to move East, along with their four sons, on a mission to enliven the American church by bringing young people to Jesus.
—Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 June 2024
In the Southwest, Gulf Coast, Southeast and Midwest, the heat has already arrived with temperatures in the nineties or higher expected by federal forecasters on Father's Day in parts of California, Texas, Tennessee, Kansas, South Carolina and other states.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 15 June 2024
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“Ninety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ninety. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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