- plural of eight.
eights
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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We gather in sixes and eights for dinner at places chosen more for their decibels than their desserts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
Looping mischievously around one another, befezzed Shriners do figure eights on their tiny motorcycles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Goddesses on roller skates glide in buttery figure eights across the glass-fiber-reinforced concrete.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
They were practically playing with two number eights in Dombrandt and Ben Earl, and a six in Chandler Cunningham-South.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2024
There were about ten of us team members—mostly level eights, nines, and tens—waiting for instructions.
From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles
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