sixes
- plural of six.
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
England needed 49 off the final four, when Bethell climbed into the leg-spin of Ravi Bishnoi, hammering three sixes for a total of 29 off the 17th over.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
More Test sixes than any other man on the planet.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
Sophie Devine hit three sixes in a 14-ball 30 on her final international appearance but otherwise England were always in control.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
I think I got the rows right, but I got all the feather lines too close or something, and so when I curved them around they looked like a kid in kindergarten practicing his sixes.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
