seventy
noun
a cardinal number, 10 times 7.
seventies
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pluralof seventy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Launching their new partnership with Oxen, Hull City have released a very retro kit for the new campaign, evoking the shirts the Tigers wore during the late seventies.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
"When I opened it in the seventies, I was still a young man... now nothing is left," he said, leaning heavily on a walking stick and surveying the vast destruction.
From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026
Given what my contemporaries and I experienced at our school in the seventies - a matter of public record - I am perfectly entitled to believe his accusers as a default.
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026
Sure, but consider why today isn’t like the seventies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 3, 2026
At that time, lawn bowls was seen as a sport for older people, and all the volunteers that day were in their sixties and seventies.
From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge
