Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of triple crown
Martínez was a three-time Cy Young Award winner, an eight-time All-Star, a five-time ERA champion and a Triple Crown winner.
—
Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Sovereignty, the Triple Crown Class of 2025’s Derby and Belmont victor and Saratoga-man-of-the-minute, bestrides the ultra-short Travers Stakes field of five as an undisputed equine colossus.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Shane Bieber, the 2020 Cy Young and Triple Crown winner, returned to the mound for the first time in 507 days after Tommy John surgery.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
Turcotte famously swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes with Secretariat in 1973 to win the first Triple Crown in 25 years.
—Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Turcotte won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes twice each, most notably sweeping the three with Secretariat to end horse racing’s Triple Crown drought that dated to Citation in 1948.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Why the state is betting big on the film industry
'Disney's Secretariat' (2010)
The story of Triple Crown winner Secretariat stars Diane Lane as Penny Chenery and John Malkovich as Lucien Laurin.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Hall of Fame jockey Ron Turcotte, who rode Secretariat to the Triple Crown in 1973, has died.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2025
Sovereignty, the Triple Crown Class of 2025’s Derby and Belmont victor and Saratoga-man-of-the-minute, bestrides the ultra-short Travers Stakes field of five as an undisputed equine colossus.
—Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025
Shane Bieber, the 2020 Cy Young and Triple Crown winner, returned to the mound for the first time in 507 days after Tommy John surgery.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 23 Aug. 2025
Turcotte famously swept the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes with Secretariat in 1973 to win the first Triple Crown in 25 years.
—Sarah Jean Maher, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Turcotte won the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont Stakes twice each, most notably sweeping the three with Secretariat to end horse racing’s Triple Crown drought that dated to Citation in 1948.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Why the state is betting big on the film industry
'Disney's Secretariat' (2010)
The story of Triple Crown winner Secretariat stars Diane Lane as Penny Chenery and John Malkovich as Lucien Laurin.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for triple crown
Noun
-
The Sox trailed 2-1 in the ninth when Tristan Peters was hit by a pitch and stole second, setting fans up for Sam Antonacci’s two-out, RBI triple to right that tied the game at 2-2 and sent it to extra innings.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
-
Rookie Sam Antonacci hit a tying triple with two outs in the ninth inning and Colson Montgomery had a winning single in the 10th, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 victory Wednesday for a three-game sweep that extended the Angels’ losing streak to six.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
To this, Van Pelt added a probable suicide, and a couple of recent deaths, a trio of women called the Knit-Wits, and a garage rocker searching for the father who left him.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
-
The ever-expanding lineup finds a trio of scintillating headliners and a number of intriguing undercards to headline a festival with a mission of promoting gender equality in the music industry, and showcasing local and regional women and fem-presenting musicians and artists.—
Aaron Davis,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
Noun
-
Testing continues Marta Bajko, MSc, IT String project head, said that if everything goes according to plan, the main inner triplet magnets will be powered by June.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Apr. 2026
-
That's also when the couple learned that their babies were the first triplets the NICU had ever cared for.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
There would be a chord, a triad, then a bass note that wasn’t necessarily in that chord and then a melody that also wasn’t necessarily in the chord.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
-
Experts say multi-partner families are increasingly common in the Bay Area — Chloe noted they were recently outbid for a house by another triad with a child.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
According to Todt, however, that trinity could’ve looked quite different had things gone a certain way.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
16 Apr. 2026
-
Grinding the berries, trinity and all, yields whole wheat flour.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
My first threesome was with Dana.—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
-
Also written by Pella, Peaking follows a couple’s attempts to rekindle the spark of their relationship by searching for a threesome at a remote music festival.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
The weight of expectation Colorado was part of a triumvirate that ran away with the Central Division’s three playoff positions.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
-
Bill Oakley, group show director for both the expo and the industry magazine Pizza Today, said having a triumphant triumvirate from the same region is rare.—
Rod Stafford Hagwood,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Teller first rose to fame with his role in the Divergent film trilogy, but gained critical acclaim for his role in Whiplash, which earned him various award nominations.—
Kelsie Gibson,
PEOPLE,
25 Apr. 2026
-
The panel, moderated by June Kim, ranged across the decade-plus collaboration between Chen, Yann Yann and their lead actor Koh Jia Ler, who was cast at age 11 through a 10-month search beginning with 8,000 children, rediscovered on Instagram at 17, and now appears in the trilogy’s final film at 25.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Triple crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/triple%20crown. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
