nineties
- plural of ninety.
Example Sentences
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The reunion show also gives Mis-Teeq the chance to tap into the wave of nineties and noughties nostalgia that's found its way into TikTok and Instagram feeds.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
Afridi was clobbered for a six and a four as Brook raced through the "nervous nineties" in two balls, going from 90 to 100 before raising his bat.
From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 2026
He continued to write opinion pieces into his eighties and nineties, bemoaning the stature of modern-day politicians and the lack of working-class voices in politics.
From BBC ● Feb. 19, 2025
There is “real diversity in health and well-being” for retirees, Hershfield said, noting that some people are sedentary at 65, and others are running marathons into their nineties.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024
The members of Marina Raskova’s regiments would meet—and a dwindling few, now in their nineties, still do—in front of the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow, in May and in November.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
