fifthly
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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The Mariners added two more runs in the fifthly inning.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022
And fifthly, because the apparent retrograde gyration of objects is produced, when there is no rolling of the eyeballs at all.
From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
V. Nor, fifthly, did he fall in with any of the depraved fashions of his country, or with the natural bias of his own education.
From Evidence of Christianity by Paley, William
And then, fifthly, at some point in its growth love summons passion into life.
From Men Women and God by Gray, Arthur Herbert
"But, madam, I—" "And this brings me to fifthly and sixthly and seventhly—my hopes, and dreams, and plans, sir—are they all to be broken, spoiled, ruined by your hatefully selfish whims, sir—hush, not a word!"
From The Amateur Gentleman by Farnol, Jeffery
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