Explore Sixtieth through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like ordinal or rank. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Sixtieth in a sentence
Sixtieth meaning
The ordinal form of the number sixty.
Using Sixtieth
- The main meaning on this page is: The ordinal form of the number sixty.
- Useful related words include: 60th, ordinal, rank, one-sixtieth.
- In the example corpus, sixtieth often appears in combinations such as: the sixtieth, sixtieth anniversary, one sixtieth.
Context around Sixtieth
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Sixtieth
- In this selection, "sixtieth" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, anniversary, birthday and year stand out and add context to how "sixtieth" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include after my sixtieth and arc one sixtieth of this. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "sixtieth" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with sixtieth
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Deposit, especially warehousing of grain, was charged for at one-sixtieth. (11 words)
As it is, I stopped counting the number of surgeries after my sixtieth. (13 words)
A second of arc, one sixtieth of this amount, is about 100 feet or roughly 30 meters. (17 words)
He reasoned that the lines of latitude could be used as the basis for a unit of measurement for distance and proposed the nautical mile as one minute or one-sixtieth () of one degree of latitude. (36 words)
There is nothing in the Histories'' that can be dated with any certainty to later than 430, and it is generally assumed that he died not long afterwards, possibly before his sixtieth year. (33 words)
In an article commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the character, The Guardian wrote, "Batman is a figure blurred by the endless reinvention that is modern mass culture. (27 words)
Example sentences (10)
As it is, I stopped counting the number of surgeries after my sixtieth.
On Tuesday, June 30, 2020 the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) celebrates the sixtieth anniversary of its independence from Belgian colonial rule.
Charles then went on to make a solo visit to Cardiff, where he attended a memorial service to mark the sixtieth anniversary of the Welsh Cavalry.
A second of arc, one sixtieth of this amount, is about 100 feet or roughly 30 meters.
Deposit, especially warehousing of grain, was charged for at one-sixtieth.
He reasoned that the lines of latitude could be used as the basis for a unit of measurement for distance and proposed the nautical mile as one minute or one-sixtieth () of one degree of latitude.
He wrote another historical drama in 1908 after the Royal Theatre convinced him to put on a new play for its sixtieth birthday.
Historically, it was defined as one sixtieth of the distance between two parallels of latitude separated by one degree.
In an article commemorating the sixtieth anniversary of the character, The Guardian wrote, "Batman is a figure blurred by the endless reinvention that is modern mass culture.
There is nothing in the Histories'' that can be dated with any certainty to later than 430, and it is generally assumed that he died not long afterwards, possibly before his sixtieth year.
Common combinations with sixtieth
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the sixtieth 3×
- sixtieth anniversary 3×
- one sixtieth 2×
- sixtieth of 2×