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

He ran into the crowd during Gold, posing for selfies and giving high fives to the front row.

From BBC • May 24, 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

Young gave high fives to fans as he left toward the locker room.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

It was a carnival atmosphere, with lots of pointing and laughing and high fives.

From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman