- plural of eight.
eights
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
"In true fashion they're now running figure of eights in their cell," he said, "which just shows their mental fortitude".
From BBC • Jul. 9, 2025
Imagine two teams lining up in similar 4-3-3s, with touchline-hugging wingers and two number eights in front of a defensive midfielder.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2025
There were cut lashings of net twine visible there, loose ends dangling, ten or twenty figure eights, cut through cleanly on an angle.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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