plural eighties
1
: a number that is equal to eight times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
eighties plural
: the numbers 80 to 89
specifically
: the years 80 to 89 in a lifetime or century
Examples of eighty in a Sentence
The temperature rose to the high eighties.
She is in her mid-eighties.
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The production also happened to star her mother, Kaća Dorić, an actress with a long career and now in her eighties.
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Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Once, a paleta vendor in his eighties ran from the group when he was approached, a lesson in dealing with the very real emotional and mental tolls at play.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
Not even when a bony lady in her eighties stepped onto the floor in a gown sequined with lizards that ran up her arms and neck to her henna-red wig.
—Betty Fussell, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Others borrowed from the anxieties of the eighties, from AIDS to Eastern Bloc repression.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
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Literary Hub, 15 Dec. 2025
Once, a paleta vendor in his eighties ran from the group when he was approached, a lesson in dealing with the very real emotional and mental tolls at play.
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025
Not even when a bony lady in her eighties stepped onto the floor in a gown sequined with lizards that ran up her arms and neck to her henna-red wig.
—Betty Fussell, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
Others borrowed from the anxieties of the eighties, from AIDS to Eastern Bloc repression.
—Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for eighty
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“Eighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eighty. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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