plural sixties
1
: a number that is equal to six times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
sixties plural
: the numbers 60 to 69
specifically
: the years 60 to 69 in a lifetime or century
sixty
adjective
sixty
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of sixty in a Sentence
He retired when he was in his sixties.
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Williams' completion percentage last season was just 62.5%, much lower than the top guys who hovered around the high sixties and low seventies.
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
This iconic lounge and dance club in the Buckhead area of Atlanta sees a bustling crowd of patrons of all ages, from twenty-somethings to seasoned regulars in their sixties and seventies.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Retail, media, entertainment and creative arts, engineering, hospitality and tourism, healthcare, government, professional services, and technology and information all ranked in the sixties.
—Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Yet, in the sixties and beyond, many directors advanced the art of movies precisely through unprecedented achievements in intellectual filmmaking.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
This iconic lounge and dance club in the Buckhead area of Atlanta sees a bustling crowd of patrons of all ages, from twenty-somethings to seasoned regulars in their sixties and seventies.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Retail, media, entertainment and creative arts, engineering, hospitality and tourism, healthcare, government, professional services, and technology and information all ranked in the sixties.
—Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Yet, in the sixties and beyond, many directors advanced the art of movies precisely through unprecedented achievements in intellectual filmmaking.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2025
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“Sixty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixty. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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