three-peat

noun

: a third consecutive championship
three-peat intransitive verb

Examples of three-peat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Celina girls defeat Boerne, secure championship three-peat Celina girls soccer made history in Georgetown, Texas on Thursday, defeating Boerne 1-0 at Birkelbach field to secure its third consecutive class 4A state championship. Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2024 Hurley will have to conjure up some of his recruiting magic to bring in the next wave of title challengers for the three-peat. Ben Morse, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024 But since Green Bay won the first two Super Bowl titles in 1967 and 1968, eight teams have tried to three-peat and none have succeeded. Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 15 Feb. 2024 She’s been college basketball’s Naismith Coach of the Year for the past three years in a row, the first men’s or women’s college coach to three-peat that honor. Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 5 Apr. 2024 The three-peat has become the pinnacle of sports accomplishment. Arnie Stapleton, The Denver Post, 13 Feb. 2024 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

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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 23 Apr. 2024.

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