How to Use in threes in a Sentence

in threes

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  • The New York Yankees have found that good things come in threes.
    — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 21 June 2021
  • The flowers are grouped in threes because King Charles is the third of his name.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 4 Apr. 2023
  • His 2-for-17 shooting in threes was special, not in a good way.
    — Dom Amore, courant.com, 17 Nov. 2021
  • It’s been said good things come in threes, and this appears to be the case with Hoyt’s new Torrex bows.
    — Jace Bauserman, Outdoor Life, 7 Jan. 2021
  • Anna Hamilton are tied for 14th in threes made with 24.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2021
  • Bad news comes in threes, as Showtime’s Three Women was axed before the show even aired.
    — Vulture, 1 Feb. 2023
  • But many good things do come in threes such as Stooges, little pigs, French hens, and the members of the musical group Hansen.
    — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2022
  • There's an old proverb that says tragedy comes in threes, and the Daniels family of New Berlin is all too familiar.
    — Samantha Hendrickson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2022
  • Good things really do come in threes—at least for Atlante Yachts.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Sep. 2021
  • Since at least the days of Shakespeare, witching women have tended to arrive in threes.
    — Scott Meslow, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2021
  • Most cuttlefish live solitary lives, gathering in threes and fours to court and mate.
    — New York Times, 9 July 2021
  • Zunino wrote on Instagram that Giudice shared with him that so many things in her life happen in threes.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2022
  • Even with the threat of storms, prompting officials to group golfers in threes and move up tee times, Spieth predicted scores would still go low.
    — Kevin Sherrington, Dallas News, 17 May 2021
  • Christie’s is proving that good things most definitely come in threes.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Mar. 2021
  • Jarillo-Herrero had already been thinking that good things might come in threes.
    — Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Shamet arms them with one who can splash in threes off motion and take on some extra ball-handling responsibilities.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2021
  • Bad news always comes in threes, and that superstition also applies in Wakanda.
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 17 Nov. 2022
  • If bad things seem to occur in threes, Schwartz’s cancer experience proved no exception.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Aug. 2022
  • For the cybersecurity industry, bad things came in threes last week.
    — Jacob Carpenter, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2022
  • Try thinking in threes to improve your focus and improve prioritization and execution.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2021

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