plural eighties
1
: a number that is equal to eight times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
eighties plural
: the numbers 80 to 89
specifically
: the years 80 to 89 in a lifetime or century
Examples of eighty in a Sentence
The temperature rose to the high eighties.
She is in her mid-eighties.
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Morrison was one of a generation of activists who took over the Sinn Féin leadership in the early nineteen-eighties, as was Gerry Adams, who became president of the Party in 1983.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
For the past two years, toddlers at Bernard Jackson’s swim and wellness center in Washington, DC, have learned to float for the first time, and seniors in their eighties have practiced gentle exercises to stay strong.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Ellis spent time at PS1 at the turn of the eighties and worked as a guard at MoMA, as Angus did in those same years.
—Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
The boxy Rover parked outside Lowestoft station is particularly evocative for a British child of the eighties and nineties.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
For the past two years, toddlers at Bernard Jackson’s swim and wellness center in Washington, DC, have learned to float for the first time, and seniors in their eighties have practiced gentle exercises to stay strong.
—Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Ellis spent time at PS1 at the turn of the eighties and worked as a guard at MoMA, as Angus did in those same years.
—Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
The boxy Rover parked outside Lowestoft station is particularly evocative for a British child of the eighties and nineties.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Eighty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eighty. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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