Explore Nineties through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like decade or decennium. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Nineties in a sentence
Nineties meaning
- plural of ninety
- The decade of one's life from age 90 through age 99.
- The range between 90 and 99.
Using Nineties
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of ninety | The decade of one's life from age 90 through age 99. | The range between 90 and 99.
- Useful related words include: decade, decennary, decennium, 1890s.
- In the example corpus, nineties often appears in combinations such as: the nineties, early nineties, nineties and.
Context around Nineties
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nineties
- In this selection, "nineties" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, mid, early, acclaimed, david, generation and band stand out and add context to how "nineties" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include the mid nineties and a nineties pop star. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nineties" sits close to words such as allianz, ancillary and bastion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nineties
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This one was odd but fun – and it just screams Nineties nostalgia. (12 words)
Later in the nineties, I had stints at Fleckenstein Capital and East Shore Partners. (14 words)
Nineties boyband Five will also be in the RTÉ studio to perform for viewers. (14 words)
If there is an outward-facing theme, it is the one that runs through much of O’Connor’s career from the early nineties onward: the joke is on you; I never wanted your fame in the first place. (39 words)
The band achieved their biggest commercial success in the Nineties with the single Start Choppin’ which reached the top 20 in the UK and albums Where You Been and Without A Sound both hitting the top ten. (37 words)
The British pop star rose to fame first in the Nineties as the lead singer of indie rock band Theaudience, then as a solo artist in the Noughties with hits including “Murder on the Dancefloor”. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
After transitioning to more sleek, sophisticated looks in the nineties, David and Janelle sold the Studibaker business and their diffusion line Smith and Miles to fashion business New Twist in 2008.
Along with a hero like Sunny Deol from the nineties generation brought back the lost glory of the theatres.
Alternate-traded funds (ETFs) have develop into fairly common since their introduction again within the mid-Nineties.
From the Blur vs Oasis chart battle, to the antics of the Primrose Hill set, the Nineties was a time defined by 'Cool Britannia' when felt like the undisputed cultural capital of the world.
He brought the game to the masses and to television, and he helped establish the in the mid-nineties.
His appearance comes on the Friday night, with DJ Andy Smith, who worked on acclaimed nineties band Portishead's first two albums, confirmed to do a set on the final day of the event.
If orchard and emu breeding were the go-to schemes in the nineties, today it is derivatives trading.
If there is an outward-facing theme, it is the one that runs through much of O’Connor’s career from the early nineties onward: the joke is on you; I never wanted your fame in the first place.
In the Nineties, he told me he sometimes regretted leaving the Senate, noting that by then his seniority would have made him chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
Later in the nineties, I had stints at Fleckenstein Capital and East Shore Partners.
Nineties boyband Five will also be in the RTÉ studio to perform for viewers.
The band achieved their biggest commercial success in the Nineties with the single Start Choppin’ which reached the top 20 in the UK and albums Where You Been and Without A Sound both hitting the top ten.
The band, led by frontman Damon Albarn, manage to keep elements of their popular Nineties sound, with searing guitars and thumping drums, but also play with synthesisers for a modern twist.
The British pop star rose to fame first in the Nineties as the lead singer of indie rock band Theaudience, then as a solo artist in the Noughties with hits including “Murder on the Dancefloor”.
There was a period in the nineties where the mere presence of Tom Sizemore in the cast indicated this movie would be a little better than most.
They show the day nineties British boy band sensations East 17 paid a visit to the secondary school in Hockley Road in November of 1993.
This follows the official confirmation by the authority of Barewa College, Zaria, Kaduna State that Ajaka was a student of the school in the nineties.
This one was odd but fun – and it just screams Nineties nostalgia.
And another one was back in the early nineties when I went to Washington to cover the new editor of the New Republic for the New York Times, Andrew Sullivan.
A NINETIES pop star has been spotted looking unrecognisable 33 years after her Top Of The Pops performance, EastEnders role and inheriting £400k from her celeb best friend.
Common combinations with nineties
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the nineties 57×
- early nineties 16×
- nineties and 13×
- late nineties 13×
- mid nineties 6×
- nineties when 4×
- nineties he 3×
- nineties with 3×
- nineties as 3×
- and nineties 3×