three-point line
noun
: a line on a basketball court forming an arc at a set distance (such as 22 feet) from the basket beyond which a field goal counts for three points
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As a team, the Pirates shot 11 of 23 (48%) from behind the three-point line.
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
He wasn’t focused on Karl-Anthony Towns — who is traditionally camped by the three-point line but was on the bench after picking up two early fouls — or Precious Achiuwa, who could have been the first big man off the bench with Ariel Hukporti suffering a torn meniscus.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Adebayo and Ware combined to shoot 1 of 7 from behind the three-point line on Sunday.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
Most of the time, Kuzma is content to hang around the three-point line while Antetokounmpo and Lillard work.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2025
He wasn’t focused on Karl-Anthony Towns — who is traditionally camped by the three-point line but was on the bench after picking up two early fouls — or Precious Achiuwa, who could have been the first big man off the bench with Ariel Hukporti suffering a torn meniscus.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
Adebayo and Ware combined to shoot 1 of 7 from behind the three-point line on Sunday.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Jan. 2025
Most of the time, Kuzma is content to hang around the three-point line while Antetokounmpo and Lillard work.
—Brian Sampson, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Three-point line.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-point%20line. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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