1
: a number that is one more than 2 see Table of Numbers
2
: the third in a set or series
the three of hearts
3
a
: something having three units or members
b
three
adjective
three
pronoun, plural in construction
Examples of three in a Sentence
“What time is it?” “It's three.”
I leave each day at three.
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Mater Dei 71, St. Paul 67: Luke Barnett made four threes and had 28 points and Demarcus Henry added 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Monarchs.
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
But after shooting 0 for 7 on threes in Saturday’s win over the San Antonio Spurs, Herro missed his first six three-point attempts on Tuesday before making three straight threes and finishing the loss 3 of 11 from behind the arc.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
The Celtics got two threes from Tatum and one from Hauser during that blitz, with Hauser’s coming off a nifty on-the-move pass from a rolling Kornet.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Adrian Elemento had nine points on three 3-pointers and Dane Mortensen made a pair of threes.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
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Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
But after shooting 0 for 7 on threes in Saturday’s win over the San Antonio Spurs, Herro missed his first six three-point attempts on Tuesday before making three straight threes and finishing the loss 3 of 11 from behind the arc.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
The Celtics got two threes from Tatum and one from Hauser during that blitz, with Hauser’s coming off a nifty on-the-move pass from a rolling Kornet.
—Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
Adrian Elemento had nine points on three 3-pointers and Dane Mortensen made a pair of threes.
—Michael Huntley, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2025
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three
noun1
: a number that is one more than 2 see number
2
: the third in a set or series
the three of hearts
3
a
: something having three units or members
b
three
adjective or pronoun
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