How to Use eighth in a Sentence

eighth

noun
  • An eighth of a pound is two ounces.
  • Sam Cozart struck out two Rebels in a clean eighth.
    — David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Williamson found one in seven and seven-eighths.
    — David Kamp, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Peel and slice enough peaches into eighths to fill 2 cups.
    — Kelly Brant, Arkansas Online, 16 June 2026
  • Los Gatos is just one-eighth of a cent away from reaching the state sales tax cap.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Alejandro Kirk added a fifth run in the eighth.
    — The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Sixteen acres of food grow on a floor measuring an eighth of an acre.
    — Betsy McKay, WSJ, 14 May 2017
  • Michael Petersen struck out the side in a perfect eighth.
    — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
  • In the eighth, the Rangers had the bases loaded with less than two out for the third time.
    — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram.com, 30 June 2017
  • Seager homered off Suárez in the eighth.
    — ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • But then what looked like a tap-in par on the long par-three eighth turned into a shocking miss.
    — Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2025
  • After six hours, Lee had whittled the branch down about three eighths of an inch.
    — Mike Sager, Esquire, 5 Nov. 2010
  • In the eighth, Nicholls had the tying run at second with one out but did not score.
    — Staff and News Service Reports, Orange County Register, 31 May 2024
  • The utilityman then moved from right field to the mound and pitched a perfect eighth.
    — Jeff Wallner, Star Tribune, 6 Apr. 2021
  • Yes, that’s up to one-eighth of the normal allotment of words spoken per day.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 7 Mar. 2018
  • Cleveland scored three runs off right-hander José Suarez in the eighth.
    — ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Stastny broke a 12-game scoreless drought with his eighth of the season in the first.
    — Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2017
  • There was a glimmer of hope late as the Reds scored two runs in the seventh and three more in the eighth.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The four-run rally in the eighth set up the walk-off heroics from Moustakas in the ninth.
    — Rustin Dodd, kansascity.com, 6 June 2017
  • He had been charged with seven murders and agreed to confess to an uncharged eighth as part of the plea deal.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026
  • The four-run eighth was a fitting bookend to a game that started with both teams putting crooked numbers on the board.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 23 June 2025
  • On Friday, Donovan hit a pair of two-run homers, one in the first and one in the eighth.
    — Creg Stephenson, AL.com, 26 May 2017
  • But after about one minute, the pair took the lead, clinching first place during the race’s final eighth of a mile.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2023
  • The game then became out of reach for good when the Braves scored three against Faucher in the eighth.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 19 May 2026
  • Minnesota's Kody Clemens hit a solo shot in the eighth.
    — ABC News, 27 May 2026
  • Minnesota's Kody Clemens hit a solo shot in the eighth.
    — CBS News, 28 May 2026
  • The Aggies scored three more runs in the eighth for a 5-0 victory.
    — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 1 June 2017
  • His final at-bat was a 399-foot flyout to the center-field wall in the eighth.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 June 2026
  • Thitikul, who missed the cut at The Chevron, drove into the rough on the par-5 eighth.
    — ABC News, 7 May 2026
  • And Carter Jensen added an RBI single in the eighth.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 13 Sep. 2025

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