triple threat

noun

1
: a football player adept at running, kicking, and passing
2
: a person adept in three different fields of activity
triple-threat adjective

Examples of triple threat in a Sentence

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Elsewhere on the show, World Heavyweight Champion Gunther defeated both Damian Priest and Finn Balor in a triple threat match. Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024 Green defeated Women's Tag Team Champion Bianca Belair and Blair Davenport in a triple threat match before defeating former WWE Women's Champion Bayley in the semifinals. Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024 In addition, Liv Morgan put her Women’s World title on the line against Iyo Sky while WWE will crown its first-ever women’s United States Champion and Gunther takes on Finn Balor and Damian Priest in a triple threat match for the World Heavyweight Championship. Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024 Bo Nix becomes triple threat, but offensive mistakes continue to plague Denver. Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 3 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for triple threat 

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of triple threat was in 1920

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“Triple threat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triple%20threat. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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