three

noun

\ ˈthrē

Definition of three

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

3a : something having three units or members

b : three-pointer

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Examples of three in a Sentence

“What time is it?” “It's three.” I leave each day at three.

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The Sixers missed four threes in the final minutes and the Celtics held on to take the win. — Sarah Todd, Philly.com, "Sixers-Celtics Game 2 was a shootout, and Boston's final run sealed it for them," 4 May 2018 Has other highs of nine rebounds, five assists, three steals and four threes made. — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky ties to March Madness: You might be surprised by this list.," 13 Mar. 2018 Kristina Kline led the Warriors with 14 points including four threes. — OrlandoSentinel.com, "Colonial, Oak Ridge will host region finals |Girls Basketball roundup," 21 Feb. 2018 After hitting four threes early to take an 18-14 lead at Temple, the Huskies went ice cold from the floor, Jalen Adams was double-teamed and denied the ball and UConn could do little else on offense. — Dom Amore, courant.com, "Far-Reaching NCAA Probe Focuses On Recruiting Process At UConn," 31 Jan. 2018 Then the Patriots’ big run came in the third quarter, hitting four threes and outscoring Howard 11-3 in a three-minute stretch to end the period to take the team’s first lead at 43-41. — Brent Kennedy, Howard County Times, "Big fourth quarter helps Howard girls basketball pull away from John Carroll," 21 Jan. 2018 Klay Thompson made more threes in one half of one game than Antetokounmpo in his 22 games this season. — Ben Cohen, WSJ, "The NBA’s Big Greek Dunking Machine," 6 Dec. 2018 Iowa State more than doubled its win total from 2016 to 2017, finishing with the most wins (8) in a season since 2000 including a school-record three wins over ranked opponents. — Matt Murschel, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Five storylines to watch in the Big 12 this spring," 22 Mar. 2018 James now relies on threes for nearly 30% of his shots. — Ben Cohen, WSJ, "How LeBron James Became Stephen Curry," 20 Dec. 2018

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