three-peat

noun

: a third consecutive championship
three-peat intransitive verb

Examples of three-peat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Can Barger pull off a three-peat? California poll reveals how third-party candidates could throw 2024 presidential race to Trump. Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 The Cowboys' bid for the first Super Bowl three-peat fell short the next season, but the team (with Johnson unceremoniously replaced by Barry Switzer at head coach) won Super Bowl XXX against the Steelers in a rematch of those two teams' epic 1970s clashes. Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024 Or, as in the case of the Chiefs, achieve the elusive three-peat? MORE FOR YOU Sukhoi Massacre! Don Yaeger, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 After winning his third and fourth Super Bowls by dispatching the Bengals and Broncos, Joe Montana looked primed for a three-peat. Arnie Stapleton, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2024 Related Articles Mike Preston’s observations on Chiefs’ three-peat quest, Mahomes vs. Jackson, absurd coach criticism and more | COMMENTARY Mike Preston: Pay Justin Madubuike? Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024 Both stately and startlingly agile, the four-door came close to giving Bentley a three-peat victory in the contest, finishing second in the judges’ voting, though somewhat lower on the editorial team’s list. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 13 Feb. 2024 Following the game, tight end Travis Kelce was asked about a three-peat. Justin Birnbaum, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 Baseball’s most recent three-peat is Derek Jeter and the New York Yankees from 1998-2000. Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 12 Feb. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

blend of three and repeat

First Known Use

1988, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of three-peat was in 1988

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“Three-peat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-peat. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

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