fifth

[fifth, fith] / fɪfθ, fɪθ /

ADJECTIVE

having five of something

Synonyms

WEAK

quinary quinquennial quintan

Example Sentences

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And even though Smart missed his fifth straight game Tuesday night against the Cavaliers with a right ankle contusion, Ayton and the Lakers still felt his presence.

From Los Angeles Times

The Strait is a key waterway that usually carries a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas but has been effectively closed since the war began.

From BBC

The waterway handled around a fifth of global energy flows before the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal

The waterway is responsible for carrying around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas in peacetime.

From Barron's

Around a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the strait in peacetime.

From Barron's