trey

noun

\ˈtrā

plural treys

Definition of trey

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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North Shore built its seemingly comfortable 59-52 cushion when Shemar Clark buried a long trey. — Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, "Boys' basketball: Clear Lake stuns North Shore, 61-59," 23 Feb. 2018 This season the Rockets set the NBA record with 3,470 attempted treys. — Mike Bianchi, OrlandoSentinel.com, "An appeal to new coach Steve Clifford: Reinvent Stan Plan and make Orlando Magic fun again," 3 June 2018 The Pelicans went 6-of-24 from the 3-point line and became only the second team this season to eclipse 125 points while making six or fewer treys. — William Guillory, NOLA.com, "Pelicans win 3rd game in 3 nights with comeback victory over Lakers," 22 Mar. 2018 Keita Bates-Diop, the Big Ten player of the year, took 13 treys, hitting four. — Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, "Ohio State's three-point approach helps set up NCAA tournament rematch with Gonzaga," 15 Mar. 2018 In the first overtime, Oiler Ovidio Perez sank two free throws for a 39-37 cushion, but Ogunbanjo responded with a trey for a 40-39 Taylor lead with 2:10 left. — Ted Dunnam, Houston Chronicle, "Boys' basketball: Alief Taylor upends Pearland in double-OT," 27 Feb. 2018 In its last three games, Purdue has connected on 51.2% (40 of 78) of its threes, including a 14 of 22 performance against the Badgers that saw four different players knock down at least three treys. — Molly Geary, SI.com, "Power Rankings: The Three Remaining One-Loss Teams, Big 12's Depth Spark Changes," 17 Jan. 2018 Bledsoe quickly pushed a pass to Brogdon in the corner and the reigning Rookie of the Year swished a trey with 33.5 seconds left to put the Bucks back up two. — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Bucks 104, Celtics 102: Giannis Antetokounmpo's tip-in helps even series," 22 Apr. 2018 Mykhailiuk took one dribble to his left, nailed the trey, and Kansas went on to an 85–81 overtime win. — Chris Johnson, SI.com, "Devonte' Graham's Winding Road to Becoming Kansas's Steadying Force," 29 Mar. 2018

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