Twenties is an English word with synonyms like decade or decennium. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Twenties in a sentence
Twenties meaning
plural of twenty
Using Twenties
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of twenty
- Useful related words include: mid-twenties, time of life, 1920s, decade.
- In the example corpus, twenties often appears in combinations such as: early twenties, their twenties, his twenties.
Context around Twenties
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 12 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 1 questions, 2 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Twenties
- In this selection, "twenties" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, early, late, mid, harry and doing stand out and add context to how "twenties" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and early twenties when she and early twenties harry hits. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "twenties" sits close to words such as alias, anglers and asbestos, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with twenties
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Early twenties: Harry hits his stride! (6 words)
I joined the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service in my early twenties. (13 words)
He retired from dancing in his late twenties after he won the British Championships in Blackpool. (16 words)
I got the house when I was in my early twenties as a place for my family to congregate and be together,” Ms. Swift told Entertainment Weekly in 2020, adding that she quickly became fascinated with tales of Ms. Harkness and the home’s history. (45 words)
Danes was about 17 at the time of shooting, and DiCaprio already in his twenties.) But the film cannot be said to appeal to any but the most perverse and macro of prurient interests. (34 words)
According to the artist, the five-track collection is all about “navigating through my crazy twenties, in failures, loss, heartache, hope, new love and finding my strength between all of that. (31 words)
Do you have a financial mistake you made in your twenties that you'd like to share for the greater good? (21 words)
Early twenties: Harry hits his stride! (6 words)
Five years can feel like a really long and impactful time when you’re in your twenties! (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to the artist, the five-track collection is all about “navigating through my crazy twenties, in failures, loss, heartache, hope, new love and finding my strength between all of that.
After studying catering, she began working in kitchens in her early twenties, before landing a job at the University of York, Yorkshire, where she was a "well-liked" employee.
A man in his twenties has been arrested by police as part of the search for missing teenager Grace Fisher.
Around 15 years ago Esme met Brand at a party when she was in her mid-twenties.
As a single woman in her early twenties, you’d expect me to be coupled up or out exploring my sexuality.
As such, Techtronic Industries should deserve to trade at a forward P/E multiple in the low-to-mid twenties in my opinion, which implies that the stock is currently undervalued.
A suburban neurotic man, Dave (Burd) is in his late twenties and has convinced himself he’s destined to be one of the best rappers ever.
Beatrice was upfront about her weight difficulties in her late teens and early twenties when she had a quite different appearance.
By the time its upcoming fifth and final season airs, that same cast will be in their early twenties.
Certainly, if we go means again to the Nineteen Twenties by means of immediately, inventory returns blow gold away.
Danes was about 17 at the time of shooting, and DiCaprio already in his twenties.) But the film cannot be said to appeal to any but the most perverse and macro of prurient interests.
Do you have a financial mistake you made in your twenties that you'd like to share for the greater good?
Early twenties: Harry hits his stride!
Eventually in her late twenties, after helping Ducasse set up restaurants in New York, Walsh-Hédouin was ready for a new challenge.
Five years can feel like a really long and impactful time when you’re in your twenties!
For those of us who loved Capote’s books in our twenties (TC is a young person’s writer), this is a dispiriting read.
He retired from dancing in his late twenties after he won the British Championships in Blackpool.
He spent his entire twenties doing odd below-the-line jobs on film and television sets.
I got the house when I was in my early twenties as a place for my family to congregate and be together,” Ms. Swift told Entertainment Weekly in 2020, adding that she quickly became fascinated with tales of Ms. Harkness and the home’s history.
I joined the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service in my early twenties.
Common combinations with twenties
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: