1
: a number that is one more than 2 see Table of Numbers
2
: the third in a set or series
the three of hearts
3
a
: something having three units or members
b
three
adjective
three
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of three in a Sentence
“What time is it?” “It's three.”
I leave each day at three.
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Martin drilled a personal best seven threes, faring 7/9 from behind the arc and 8/11 from the field.
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
The visitors continued to crash their misses for second-chance points, and their threes started to fall.
—Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Our game, there's a lot of f---ing threes being shot.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
But Milwaukee attempted 21 more threes than the Hawks, and made four more in what ended up only an eight-point win.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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Bobby Krivitsky, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
The visitors continued to crash their misses for second-chance points, and their threes started to fall.
—Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2024
Our game, there's a lot of f---ing threes being shot.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
But Milwaukee attempted 21 more threes than the Hawks, and made four more in what ended up only an eight-point win.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2024
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“Three.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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three
noun1
: a number that is one more than 2 see number
2
: the third in a set or series
the three of hearts
3
a
: something having three units or members
b
three
adjective or pronoun
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