plural nineties
1
: a number equal to nine times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
nineties plural
: the numbers 90 to 99
specifically
: the years 90 to 99 in a lifetime or century
She's in her nineties.
Examples of ninety in a Sentence
During the nineties, he was going to college and working part-time.
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The nineties were a period of political realignment in Texas.
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The co-founder of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative in 2004 and head of new technologies at AOL who helped launch the AIM instant messenger client during the crazy internet era that was the nineties, Walsh claims to be one of the first people impersonated by hackers on the web.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Beyond the first-of-the-month purge, there are a few titles worth catching before they're scrapped, including Charlotte Wells' Aftersun, starring Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio, following a father and daughter on holiday in the late nineties.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
And the vibe is not complete without jazz or a nineties playlist.
—Akili King, Essence, 17 Feb. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
The co-founder of the W3C Mobile Web Initiative in 2004 and head of new technologies at AOL who helped launch the AIM instant messenger client during the crazy internet era that was the nineties, Walsh claims to be one of the first people impersonated by hackers on the web.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Beyond the first-of-the-month purge, there are a few titles worth catching before they're scrapped, including Charlotte Wells' Aftersun, starring Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio, following a father and daughter on holiday in the late nineties.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
And the vibe is not complete without jazz or a nineties playlist.
—Akili King, Essence, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Ninety.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ninety. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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