in threes

idiom

: in groups of three

You'll be working in threes.

Examples of in threes in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Knicks rank just 27th this season in threes attempted per game (34.3) and are tied with the Philadelphia 76ers for 20th in threes made per game (12.7). —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025

The Knicks rank bottom-five in threes allowed and middle-of-the-pack (17th) in opponent threes made, but no numbers tell the story better than the film from Thursday night. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025

Donte DiVincenzo made six threes to pass Evan Fournier as the Knicks’ new single-season leader in threes made. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2024

Some people chat in threes and fours, balancing paper plates of tacos and cocktails. —Claire O’Callahan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2024

Rhymes for in threes

• agrees
• appease
• bailees
• bougies
• burmese
• chemise
• chickpeas
• chinese
• cowpeas
• curies
• decrees
• degrees