Triple Crown
noun
1
: an unofficial title in horse racing representing the championship achieved by a horse that wins the three classic races for a designated category
2
: the unofficial title signifying the achievement of a baseball player who at the end of a season leads the league in batting average, home runs, and runs batted in
3
often not capitalized
: a set of three noteworthy awards, wins, or achievements in a particular field
Examples of Triple Crown in a Sentence
a horse that won the first leg of the Triple Crown
Who was the last player to win the Triple Crown in the American League?
Recent Examples on the Web
This year’s winners include Luke Bryan (ACM Lifting Lives Award), Lainey Wilson (ACM Triple Crown Award), Trisha Yearwood and Tony Brown (ACM Icon Award), Alan Jackson and Walt Aldridge (ACM Poet’s Award), and Shannon Sanders (ACM Lift Every Voice Award).
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024
His grave site is marked with a bronze sculpture near the front of the park and he is buried near his most famous son, Triple Crown winner War Admiral, and several other children, as well as the famous jockey Isaac Burns Murphy.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2024
With Postcards From Texas, ACM Triple Crown winner Lambert will celebrate her first album since signing with Republic Records earlier this year.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 July 2024
Earning the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming at just 16 years old is just incredible!
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
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Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2024
His grave site is marked with a bronze sculpture near the front of the park and he is buried near his most famous son, Triple Crown winner War Admiral, and several other children, as well as the famous jockey Isaac Burns Murphy.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 July 2024
With Postcards From Texas, ACM Triple Crown winner Lambert will celebrate her first album since signing with Republic Records earlier this year.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 25 July 2024
Earning the Triple Crown of Open Water Swimming at just 16 years old is just incredible!
—Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
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“Triple Crown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Triple%20Crown. Accessed 20 Aug. 2024.
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