: consisting of or made in three pieces
a three-piece suit

Examples of three-piece in a Sentence

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Upgrade your luggage collection with this three-piece set, now on sale for 79 percent off, saving you over $900. Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 7 Aug. 2026 One wanted a three-piece suit, another copied a loose-fitting suit in a style Hattie often wears, another had a Jackie O-style minidress in mind, and the fourth wanted a high-neck top with buttons up the back, with matching trousers and shawl. Jessica Salter, Vogue, 6 Aug. 2026 My mom picked out this three-piece set that can be mixed and matched with other items on my trip. Olivia Dubyak, InStyle, 6 Aug. 2026 For her reception look, Hough shed the 20 yards of silk radzimir and wore a three-piece ensemble for the rest of the night. Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for three-piece

Word History

First Known Use

1904, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of three-piece was in 1904

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“Three-piece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-piece. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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