How to Use triple-A in a Sentence

triple-A

noun
  • The last high-stakes debt ceiling fight, in 2011, caused the nation to lose its gold-standard triple-A credit rating from Standard & Poor’s.
    Diego Lasarte, Quartz, 8 May 2023
  • Iannetta was demoted to triple-A Colorado Springs for three weeks in August.
    Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Virtual reality as a whole has long been missing triple-A titles.
    Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 16 Feb. 2023
  • But Retro Game Corps, in particular, shows that battery life is only slightly better with weaker games and can be comparable or worse with triple-A titles.
    Sean Hollister, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2023
  • So, when the Dodgers sent Stone back to triple-A, their pitching department recommended a significant arsenal change.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2024
  • Some grumbled that opponents out of the pennant race would field the equivalent of triple-A lineups, while others moaned that a dugout of nearly 40 players gave a manager an unfair advantage.
    Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Free trials for new triple-A games are sure to be popular, and especially so with Steam Deck owners who will appreciate being able to test how well a game runs on the handheld before deciding to buy it.
    Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 17 May 2023
  • Fitch has already placed America’s triple-A credit rating, its highest score, on watch for a possible downgrade because of the political brinkmanship.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN, 26 May 2023

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