On this page you'll find 6 example sentences with Eightieth. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as ordinal or rank and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Eightieth in a sentence
Eightieth meaning
The ordinal form of the number eighty.
Using Eightieth
- The main meaning on this page is: The ordinal form of the number eighty.
- Useful related words include: 80th, ordinal, rank.
- In the example corpus, eightieth often appears in combinations such as: the eightieth, eightieth birthday, eightieth anniversary.
Context around Eightieth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Eightieth
- In this selection, "eightieth" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, birthday, anniversary and minute stand out and add context to how "eightieth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include for his eightieth birthday and for the eightieth birthday celebration. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "eightieth" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with eightieth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Machen's financial difficulties were only finally ended by the literary appeal launched in 1943 for his eightieth birthday. (19 words)
This June marks the eightieth anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, widely-referred to as D-Day, during World War II. (22 words)
A few years later, in 2000, Miłosz dedicated a rather straightforward ode to John Paul II, on the occasion of the pope's eightieth birthday. (25 words)
Charlton's Bert Turner scored an own goal in the eightieth minute before equalising for the Addicks a minute later to take them into extra time, but they conceded three further goals in the extra period. (36 words)
The artist Qiu Ying was once paid 2.8 kg (100 oz) of silver to paint a long handscroll for the eightieth birthday celebration of the mother of a wealthy patron. (31 words)
These things I believe, and the world, for all its horrors, has left me unshaken". citation Published separately as 'Reflections on My Eightieth Birthday' in Portraits from Memory. (28 words)
Example sentences (6)
This June marks the eightieth anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy, widely-referred to as D-Day, during World War II.
A few years later, in 2000, Miłosz dedicated a rather straightforward ode to John Paul II, on the occasion of the pope's eightieth birthday.
Charlton's Bert Turner scored an own goal in the eightieth minute before equalising for the Addicks a minute later to take them into extra time, but they conceded three further goals in the extra period.
Machen's financial difficulties were only finally ended by the literary appeal launched in 1943 for his eightieth birthday.
The artist Qiu Ying was once paid 2.8 kg (100 oz) of silver to paint a long handscroll for the eightieth birthday celebration of the mother of a wealthy patron.
These things I believe, and the world, for all its horrors, has left me unshaken". citation Published separately as 'Reflections on My Eightieth Birthday' in Portraits from Memory.
Common combinations with eightieth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: