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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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 However, the Sixers have shot only 29.5 percent on threes in the first four games. — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, "Sixers-Celtics Game 5 preview: A three spree would help Philly," 9 May 2018 No one who has taken as many threes per game as Westbrook has ever made them at a lower rate. — Ben Cohen, WSJ, "The Star With the Worst Shooting Season in NBA History," 14 Jan. 2019 Wayne Ellington, Minnesota Timberwolves Ellington set the record for three pointers hit by a bench player last season, finishing sixth in threes for a Heat team that became dangerously reliant on his offense. — Rohan Nadkarni, SI.com, "Playing Matchmaker for Your Favorite NBA Free Agents," 26 June 2018 Milwaukee’s 6-foot-11 star Giannis Antetokounmpo, for example, is the front-runner to win the league’s MVP award despite shooting 17% on his meager 2.4 threes per game. — Ben Cohen, WSJ, "The Star With the Worst Shooting Season in NBA History," 14 Jan. 2019 The Celtics were just 29-for-74 from the field (39.2%), including 6-for-22 on threes (27.3%). — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, "LeBron James, Cavaliers destroy Celtics in Game 3 of Eastern Conference finals," 19 May 2018 After producing the most three-pointers in NBA history off the bench and setting a new franchise-record for threes in a regular season (227), Ellington, 30, is bound to get a healthy raise this summer. — Manny Navarro, miamiherald, "Ellington would like another shot with Heat next season. But is a restructuring imminent? | Miami Herald," 25 Apr. 2018

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