How to Use three-way in a Sentence

three-way

adjective
  • Trout is in a three-way tie for sixth in the AL with 17.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2023
  • In a three-way tie, the Irish would win the tiebreaker.
    Mitch Stephens, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Harry's team won the three-way match against Figueras' team and the Duke even scored a goal.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Was there a three a three-way call to celebrate the news?
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Of course, there are exceptions, like the gonzo coitus at the climax of Beau is Afraid or the wacky three-way in Joy Ride.
    David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Driving the news: Arpaio finished last in the three-way race for mayor last Tuesday with just 15% of the vote.
    Jeremy Duda, Axios, 5 Aug. 2024
  • The corridor of rooms opened into a lounge area with a three-way mirror.
    Katie Toussaint, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Texas entered the day in a three-way tie for second but the win and losses by Kansas State and Baylor left the Longhorns alone in the spot.
    Jim Vertuno, Chron, 4 Mar. 2023
  • Yui spoke to the AP five days after Lai won the presidential election with more than 40% of the vote in a three-way race.
    Didi Tang, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2024
  • During the spin the bottle challenge, Rob picked Destiny and Daniela as the two hottest islanders to share a three-way kiss with.
    Dina Kaur, The Arizona Republic, 2 July 2024
  • This is a tight three-way race: Butler, Farrell and Fraser.
    Scott Phillips, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The group had previously been part of a three-way tie for the record with Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra.
    Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The race was called less than an hour after polls closed Tuesday evening, with more than 50% of the votes in the three-way race going to Knodl.
    Laura Schulte, Journal Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2023
  • Rickie Fowler in three-way tie for lead after back-to-back bogeys There’s a tie atop the leaderboard.
    Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 16 June 2023
  • The contest for the top prize — the presidency of Indonesia — is a three-way race.
    Muktita Suhartono, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The three-way announcement this week points to the power these countries see in numbers.
    Sophie Hills, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
  • The three-way valve also makes for quick inflation with a hand pump or an electric pump.
    Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Democrats have a three-way primary for this seat.
    Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2024
  • Liccardo is the most moderate of the three and could risk his primary lead in a three-way runoff.
    Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Even No Labels’ own polling shows Trump winning a three-way race held today.
    Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 29 June 2023
  • The Kings would lose a head-to-head tiebreaker with the Pelicans and a three-way tie involving the Pelicans and Suns.
    Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 10 Apr. 2024
  • It is set as a three-way co-production and is to be produced on a $1.3 million budget.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2023
  • But when the general field is expanded to include Kennedy in a three-way race, Biden’s lead widens.
    Tori Otten, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2023
  • High turnout on Sunday suggests France is heading for a record number of three-way run-offs.
    Juliette Jabkhiro and Layli Foroudi, USA TODAY, 30 June 2024
  • The ailment caused the three-way standout, who also had a couple lengthy kick returns, to miss a few more snaps than usual.
    Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 30 Aug. 2024
  • That’d create a three-way tie between the Clippers, Warriors and Lakers.
    Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2023
  • It is now structured as a three-way Japan-Philippines-Malaysia co-production.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 10 Mar. 2024
  • My partners — in roles that always seemed to be self-assigned by the two other guys in a three-way partnership — were Mr. Gloom and Mr. Boom.
    Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 3 June 2024
  • This might be a three-way race between Odenkirk, Culkin, and his onscreen brother and 2020 winner, Jeremy Strong.
    Gerrad Hall, EW.com, 17 May 2023
  • Led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the ruling three-way coalition in Berlin was dealt a heavy blow in regional votes over the weekend.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2024

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