fifth

[fifth, fith] / fɪfθ, fɪθ /

ADJECTIVE

having five of something

Synonyms

WEAK

quinary quinquennial quintan

Example Sentences

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Scotland bowled tightly until Bethell broke the shackles by hitting McMullen for a six and two fours in the fifth over.

From Barron's

Chen pointed to his own Olympic experience as favourite at Pyeongchang 2018 and "with a lot of pressure, a lot of concerns in my head, a lot of doubt" he finished fifth.

From Barron's

But a week earlier, the Americans had plausible hopes of four golds and a fifth medal.

From The Wall Street Journal

In their fifth and fourth Olympic appearances, respectively, Knight and Bowe return for their Olympic finales side by side hoping to put a golden flourish on their careers.

From Los Angeles Times

Kazakhstan's Mikhail Shaidorov surged from fifth after Tuesday's short programme to claim a surprise gold after the free skating final in the Milano Ice Skating Arena.

From Barron's