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.
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There were few high-level players in the nineties and two-thousands who didn’t visit James Andrews, an orthopedist then based in Birmingham, Alabama, who was one of ElAttrache’s mentors.
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Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Andy, in the nineties when, when Microsoft came out with a new Windows version, right?
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 20 June 2024
So, well, from my twenties to my nineties is about 70 years.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2024
One of Hollywood's first EGOTs, she's still got it in her nineties.
—CBS News, 6 June 2024
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Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024
Andy, in the nineties when, when Microsoft came out with a new Windows version, right?
—Andy Mills, Quartz, 20 June 2024
So, well, from my twenties to my nineties is about 70 years.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 19 June 2024
One of Hollywood's first EGOTs, she's still got it in her nineties.
—CBS News, 6 June 2024
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“Ninety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ninety. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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