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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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 His seven threes were the most since Christavious Gill drained eight versus Northwestern State on March 5, 2016 and the 31 points tied Erik Thomas' mark in last season's opening victory versus LaGrange College (Nov. 11). — NOLA.com, "UNO wins in overtime at McNeese State, improves to 4-0 in league play," 6 Jan. 2018 Marte hit two big threes to start the game as Osceola built a 21-9 lead in the first quarter. — OrlandoSentinel.com, "Osceola at Oak Ridge boys basketball rematch is on," 28 Feb. 2018 The 220-yard 17th hole is one of the best par threes in Michigan — bar none. — Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, "Top 10 metro Detroit public golf courses for 2018," 6 July 2018 After all, veteran forward Luke Babbitt, a three-point specialist with much of the same skills as Robinson, and shooting guard Wayne Ellington, who set a franchise record for threes last season, are both free agents. — Manny Navarro, miamiherald, "Former Michigan star opening eyes on Heat summer league team with 3-point touch, IQ," 4 July 2018 Good things come in threes, and K-pop group BTS proves just that with the third edition of its Love Yourself albums. — Devon Abelman, Allure, "BTS Shows Off Amazing Hairstyles and Dye Jobs in "Idol" Music Video," 24 Aug. 2018

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