How to Use trey in a Sentence

trey

noun
  • Ross’s trey was the first made three for either team, and cut the lead to 1.
    Matt Doherty, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Jan. 2020
  • Ariza and Tucker each put in four treys in the first half.
    Jonathan Feigen, Houston Chronicle, 25 Mar. 2018
  • To end the half, Barnes nailed a trey for the 10-point advantage.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 4 Mar. 2022
  • And the first two steps of the zone and the counter trey look exactly the same except for the pullers.
    BostonGlobe.com, 6 Oct. 2019
  • The Celtics made at least 10 treys in 26 games in a row last season, too.
    Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 2 Jan. 2018
  • The Falcons led by 31 after Hank Sanders' trey to start the fourth.
    Jason McDaniel, Houston Chronicle, 19 Jan. 2018
  • Still, when Jensen canned a trey to begin the second half, the score was now 42-40.
    Eric Butler | Special To The Tribune, The Salt Lake Tribune, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Williams opened the third quarter with a trey to put Stanford up 46-20.
    Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Mar. 2021
  • Ten minutes into the half Bruce knocked down a trey to push the lead past 20 for the first time all night.
    Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2018
  • Lindesmith's trey plus the late drive by Pohlen gave Badin the lead for good.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The Zags cut it to 60-54 but Bowen buried another trey, this time from left of the top of the key.
    Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Feb. 2022
  • Ryan Taylor had three treys and 27 points for the Purple Aces.
    Indystar Sports, Indianapolis Star, 18 Feb. 2018
  • But those were the only treys the Warriors made out of 13 attempts.
    Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The Falcons hit 12 shots from the 3-point line or further back, such as Knott’s deep trey.
    Matt Goul, cleveland, 3 Mar. 2021
  • Baumann hit one trey from the top of the arc after sprinting around a screen.
    Houston Mitchell Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Hull started that 11-0 run with a trey and ended it with two free throws.
    Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Guard Cameron Weeks added a trey in the third quarter and guard Mackenzie Conley made a deep one in the fourth.
    Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Keita Bates-Diop, the Big Ten player of the year, took 13 treys, hitting four.
    Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 15 Mar. 2018
  • But a trey from James and a field goal from Steven Burr propelled the Pioneers to close the first half with a 22-17 lead.
    Mike Gramajo, orlandosentinel.com, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Key, still feeling his way back, swished back-to-back treys inside the 8-minute mark of the second half to stretch the lead to eight.
    Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com, 27 Jan. 2018
  • Burns scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half, including the first six points of the game for Ozark keyed by a game-opening trey.
    Arkansas Online, 30 Dec. 2021
  • Moses responded with a layup, Tyler nailed a trey and followed with a dunk to go up 72-61.
    Associated Press, Detroit Free Press, 16 Jan. 2018
  • The Colonels, who averaged less than 5 treys per game, finished with nine, all of which came in the first half.
    Steve Bittenbender, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2018
  • But Bayless caught fire, canning a pair of treys in the final three minutes to help the Bears build a 16-5 lead at the break.
    Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 9 Mar. 2024
  • Myles Powell hit an off-balance trey as time expired to break the hearts of many.
    Daniel Rapaport, SI.com, 17 Mar. 2018
  • Midway through the first quarter, Williams buried the record-breaking trey from the left corner.
    Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Mar. 2021
  • Montague buried three treys en route to 19 points, with five assists.
    Rick O'Brien, Philly.com, 23 Dec. 2017
  • For the season, the Hokies averaged nine treys a game and shot 38.5 percent from the arch.
    John Smallwood, Philly.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • Rodgers fouled out, Kirby was fouled on a 3-point attempt and made the free throws and Louie Semona drained a trey.
    Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 11 Mar. 2021
  • On the bench, Xavier's four subs combined to shoot 3-for-11 with all three field goals from freshman Trey Green, who hit a pair of treys and finished with eight points, but also had a game-high three turnovers.
    Shelby Dermer, The Enquirer, 18 Jan. 2024

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