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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Take Eric, a man in his late sixties who has served some thirty-five years and will never be released.
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Brooke Allen, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
Heathrow was the first to offer an airport VIP service in the early sixties, initially serving diplomats and royalty exclusively.
—Michele Robson, Fortune, 5 July 2025
In the late fifties and early sixties the Method was the rage, especially among the young actors of about Willy’s age, who all idolized Marlon Brando and would go on to transform American cinema in a few years: Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, and so on.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
The landlord, an engineer named Mr. Palit, who occupied the ground floor, was an acquaintance of my parents’ from the late sixties, one of the few members of their Bengali circle who still lived in the city.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Brooke Allen, New Yorker, 12 July 2025
Heathrow was the first to offer an airport VIP service in the early sixties, initially serving diplomats and royalty exclusively.
—Michele Robson, Fortune, 5 July 2025
In the late fifties and early sixties the Method was the rage, especially among the young actors of about Willy’s age, who all idolized Marlon Brando and would go on to transform American cinema in a few years: Warren Beatty, Al Pacino, Dustin Hoffman, and so on.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
The landlord, an engineer named Mr. Palit, who occupied the ground floor, was an acquaintance of my parents’ from the late sixties, one of the few members of their Bengali circle who still lived in the city.
—Jhumpa Lahiri, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for sixty
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“Sixty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sixty. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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