hat trick
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It may surprise some people to learn that the term "hat trick" as it relates to sports actually originated in British cricket. A bowler who retired three batsmen with three consecutive balls was entitled to a new hat at the expense of the club to commemorate this feat. Eventually, the phrase was applied to a single player scoring three goals in any goal sport and later to three victories or successes in sports as different as horse racing and golf. The phrase finally broadened to include a string of three important successes or achievements in any field.
Examples of hat trick in a Sentence
Jackie Gutierrez, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Andrei Svechnikov brilliance After a hat trick in Game 4, Svechnikov was one of the Carolina players generating chances during the team’s lackluster first period.
—Peter Baugh, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Colin Driscoll and Tony Giacchino had identical stat lines, each recording a hat trick to go with a pair of assists as Masconomet cruised to a 17-3 romp of Salem in the Northeastern Conference.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2025
Gretzky scored the winning goal, on the way to a hat trick.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Hat trick.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hat%20trick. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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