How to Use hat trick in a Sentence

hat trick

noun
  • Before the end of the quarter, Allen had the hat trick walking in from a yard.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2021
  • In ice hockey and field hockey, a hat trick is when a player scores three goals in a single game.
    Paul Steinhauser, Fox News, 5 Sep. 2021
  • There was also a hat trick from Adam Buksa, with two of his goals coming at the end in stoppage time.
    Rob Harris, ajc, 5 Sep. 2021
  • Bailey Ko led the Gators with four points (two goals, two assists) while Taylor Sung added a hat trick.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 13 May 2024
  • Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign pulled off a hat trick.
    Renan Botelho, WWD, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Ballard added two more goals late in the match from Reese Brooks and a third from Sanchez to complete a hat trick of her own, but the damage was already done.
    Dominique Yates, The Courier-Journal, 12 Aug. 2021
  • Famed for more than just Coors, Colorado is home to the hat trick of alcohol producers: distilleries, breweries, and vineyards.
    Billy McEntee, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Gareth Bale completed his hat trick in stoppage time, after two earlier penalties, to secure a 3-2 win for the Welsh.
    Graham Dunbar, ajc, 5 Sep. 2021
  • How about that 4-4 banger between China and Zambia, featuring a second Banda hat trick?
    SELF, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Her hat trick in the 2015 World Cup final famously included an absurd strike from midfield that stunned Japan.
    NBC News, 5 Aug. 2021
  • Friday at Prince George: a hat trick in a 7-2 win over the Cougars.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Chapman had a hat trick in the win and Sweetman scored twice in the win.
    Mike Perrin | , al, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The team’s only hat trick, though, has come at the craft beer bar.
    Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 9 May 2024
  • Joey Boros and Matthew Ward each had a hat trick for the Bobcats (0-1).
    Baltimore Sun Staff, baltimoresun.com, 26 Feb. 2022
  • That made Mbappe the second player with a hat trick in a men’s World Cup.
    Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The French forward sent the goalkeeper the wrong way and has a hat trick in the World Cup final.
    Doha Madani, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Madison Lee scored a hat trick to lead the Wildecats to their first win of the season.
    Jacob Calvin Meyer, baltimoresun.com, 14 Sep. 2021
  • Then, in the 65th minute, Blanco fired from the edge of the box for what briefly appeared to be that elusive hat trick.
    oregonlive, 30 July 2022
  • Weaver had a feed in from Smith in the 80th minute, putting the ball on a platter for her potential hat trick.
    oregonlive, 25 Sep. 2022
  • Grant Miller had a hat trick and Ben Phillips scored twice in the Mavericks’ big win.
    Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Rosa had a hat trick in the Lancers’ first two playoff games and fell a goal shy of one against Mitty.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • Patrice Bergeron reached the 400-goal plateau with his second hat trick of the season.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Apr. 2022
  • The senior scored his first hat trick of the season in a 5-0 win over the Warriors on Thursday, Aug. 17.
    Bryce Houston, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 2023
  • In her final game for the Crusaders, the senior scored a hat trick in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
    Nik Streng, oregonlive, 3 June 2022
  • Ben Weller registered a hat trick to lead the way for Winters Mill in a 4-2 win over Pikesville.
    Brent Kennedy, baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll, 15 Sep. 2021
  • Rust recorded a hat trick and had five points against San Jose on Sunday.
    Dan Gelston, ajc, 7 Jan. 2022
  • He’s scored at least twice in five of those six games (including a hat trick against New York).
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Emily Branch had a hat trick for the winners and Avery Rogers added a goal for the Panthers.
    al, 12 Mar. 2022
  • Johnson scored both of the team’s goals in the second and scored another in the third to record his first hat trick of the season.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Off his Saturday hat trick, had kind of a tough game, with some poor plays in his own end.
    Dylan Bumbarger, oregonlive, 21 Mar. 2022

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