trey

noun

plural treys
1
: a shot in basketball that counts for three points
2
: a card numbered three or having three main pips
3
: the side of a die or domino that has three spots

Examples of trey in a Sentence

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That was sandwiched by two buckets — a left-handed layup and an off-the-bounce trey. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2024 All five Lynx starters finished with double-figure scoring, with McBride netting a team-high 19 points, including a trio of treys. Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 19 Oct. 2024 Japan’s Mai Yamamoto (17 points) made a game-high five treys. Fiifi Frimpong, Orlando Sentinel, 30 July 2024 Jones’ three made treys kept the Lynx defense honest, including her make with nine minutes remaining in regulation that gave her team the first lead in the second half. Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for trey 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English treye, treis, from Anglo-French trei, treis three, from Latin tres — more at three

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 3

Time Traveler
The first known use of trey was in the 14th century

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“Trey.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trey. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

trey

noun
plural treys
: a card or dice with three spots
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