plural thirties
1
: a number equal to three times 10 see Table of Numbers
2
thirties plural
: the numbers 30 to 39
specifically
: the years 30 to 39 in a lifetime or century
3
: a sign of completion : end
—usually written 30
wrote thirty on the last page of the story
4
: the second point scored by a side in a game of tennis
thirty
adjective
thirty
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of thirty in a Sentence
The temperature outside is in the high thirties.
He is in his thirties.
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Salah and Van Dijk were in their early thirties, and while still performing at an elite level, Liverpool were conscious that their previous contracts had been agreed when both were at the peak of their powers.
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
With the creator's advice on shedding the unnecessary weight of worrying about others' opinions, the video has struck a chord, particularly with millennials navigating their thirties.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Tariq, an activist in her early thirties, said that in the days since the army retook the city from the RSF, she's enjoyed doing the small, ordinary things that were impossible when Khartoum was a conflict zone.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 6 Apr. 2025
Đặng Thơ Thơ, in her thirties and in a new country, was able to turn what was just a hobby in Vietnam into her occupation in the United States.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
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Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
With the creator's advice on shedding the unnecessary weight of worrying about others' opinions, the video has struck a chord, particularly with millennials navigating their thirties.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
Tariq, an activist in her early thirties, said that in the days since the army retook the city from the RSF, she's enjoyed doing the small, ordinary things that were impossible when Khartoum was a conflict zone.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 6 Apr. 2025
Đặng Thơ Thơ, in her thirties and in a new country, was able to turn what was just a hobby in Vietnam into her occupation in the United States.
—Victoria Le, Oc Register, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for thirty
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“Thirty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thirty. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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