Example Sentences

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Brokers have the option to buy an additional 83.3 million shares as part of a standard overallotment option to help balance supply and demand, messing up the nine fives.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

In general, mobile homes are two to fives times more vulnerable in an earthquake than wood-frame houses, according to earthquake experts in California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026

Manny Farber said that when he was about 4 years old, his father demonstrated to him how a computer worked by writing a computer program on the fly that could count to 100 by fives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Rahm has failed to add to eight major top fives, including two wins, accrued before leaving the PGA Tour.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2025

At Zach’s table, a celebration was going on, with lots of backslapping and high fives.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman