How to Use treble in a Sentence
- Turn down the treble on the radio and turn up the bass.
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Ask the shop to remove the treble from the tail of your plugs, and replace it with a single hook.
—Steve Culton, Field & Stream, 22 Mar. 2021
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The prize for winning the treble is winning the treble.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 27 Oct. 2023
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Bayern needs to overturn a 2-1 deficit to keep its hopes of a treble alive.
—Ciaran Fahey, chicagotribune.com, 28 Apr. 2018
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Add a small leader and treble stinger hook to the jogs to enhance success.
—cleveland.com, 3 May 2018
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Her recovery kept alive her bid for the treble in Tokyo.
—Gerald Imray, ajc, 2 Aug. 2021
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The more polite Open cans warm up the bass, soften the treble, and wink at you invitingly.
—Vlad Savov, The Verge, 30 July 2018
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There’s a hefty dose of bass, plenty of detail in the treble and a reasonable midrange.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 7 June 2022
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The bass gets a small bump but could stand to have more definition; the mids and treble are smooth but lack that added edge.
—Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2017
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The result is a speaker with a deep bass and rich treble that is loud enough to fill a large room with superb sound.
—Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2018
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When they are attached to a treble hook and dressed into a lure, they are designed to catch fish.
—Matthew Every, Outdoor Life, 11 Feb. 2020
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There is no sting in its tail, no joker in its pack, no treble in its sonics.
—Dwight Garner, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2018
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The problem with that approach is the midrange and treble can get crushed and the distortion affects the music.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 May 2021
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One section of the driver handles the bass and mid-range frequencies, while the other takes care of the treble.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 11 June 2021
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Putellas helped Barca win the treble and scored 26 goals in 42 games overall.
—NBC News, 30 Nov. 2021
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The pursuit of a quadruple was extinguished by the third-tier side, but City is now one step closer to a treble.
—Rob Harris, The Seattle Times, 25 Feb. 2018
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If one club were to win both, or even an historic treble with the FA Cup, it would be considered one of the great seasons.
—Robert Kidd, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2022
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The bass is particularly punchy, and the treble is clean.
—Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 23 May 2021
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Both the Leesburg Fire Department and a resident searched by boat for the dog, using a treble hook and rope to drag on the bottom of the lake for the body.
—Jason Ruiter, OrlandoSentinel.com, 26 Mar. 2018
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Vocals are that one degree too cool, the treble is that little touch too sharp and punchy, and the balance is simply off.
—Vlad Savov, The Verge, 24 Apr. 2018
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Tweens will love the bold sound, coupled with a durability that will keep in throwing bass and treble for years to come.
—Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 29 Aug. 2023
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The team would also win the Spanish league and the Copa del Rey to complete another treble.
—Joseph Wilson, chicagotribune.com, 27 Apr. 2018
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The midrange is perfectly pitched, while the treble is sweet with plenty of detail but no harshness.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 May 2022
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For trout, small jigs or a treble hook tipped with worms, corn, marshmallows and/or Power Bait are the ticket.
—Jordan Rodriguez, idahostatesman, 12 Jan. 2018
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City have the chance to win a historic treble in what would become the greatest season in their history.
—SI.com, 3 Apr. 2018
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Even more concerning could be the injury to Kevin De Bruyne for the ongoing pursuit of a treble.
—Rob Harris, ajc, 17 Apr. 2021
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While perfect for getting the most out of a school of channel catfish, its sharp No. 6 treble is small on the spectrum of catfish hooks.
—Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
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The treble is superbly clear and has a silky quality while sitting nicely above the forward mid-range.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 July 2022
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Bass-blurts, ragged spikes of treble, a terrible crowdedness or crammedness in the midrange.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Sep. 2019
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The hackle feather tails also hide the trebles, providing a bit of extra stealth and flutter.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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The bad: Slight treble push; cords may seem a bit long for some users.
—Cnet.com, The Seattle Times, 23 Oct. 2018
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No Longer a Snooze Forget the tired spots with the wrought-iron treble clefs as decor.
—Margaret Littman, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Dec. 2022
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The treble frequencies are as sweet and as open as can be.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
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The mono is stiffer than the braid and will keep the treble hooks from repeatedly snagging the line as you zig-zag the lures.
—Frank Sargeant, al, 5 Sep. 2021
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But never was there any banging, or the steely treble sound heard from too many pianists these days.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 9 Sep. 2023
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The Ten 5s have a sonic balance that, to my bass-loving ear, sounds treble-forward.
—Vlad Savov, The Verge, 9 July 2019
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About one in four were shown nude or partially nude in that sample, almost treble the rate for men.
—The Economist, 1 Mar. 2018
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Most lures with single or treble hooks achieve that outcome.
—Popular Science, 11 Feb. 2020
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Most are rigged with two or three sets of treble hooks, and the dangling trebles can foul shallow or floating grass.
—Joe Doggett, Chron, 14 Oct. 2021
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Replace the treble hook with a snap-swivel, a 2-foot leader (3 feet in clear, calm water), and a size 6 hook with a garden worm.
—Will Ryan, Field & Stream, 5 July 2023
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Spearers who prefer to use their spear on pike, use a clip instead of a treble hook to attach baitfish to a line.
—Richard P. Smith, Outdoor Life, 9 Jan. 2023
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The original 770 speakers used a single coil to equalize the bass to midrange response as well as crossover to the treble unit.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
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But a popping frog can do the same thing, and the landing ratio is much better with the bigger hooks, versus the small treble hooks of a popper.
—Steve Price, Field & Stream, 7 June 2023
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Rnd 4: *Dc 2 times in next st, dc; rep from * 5 more times, treble crochet or tr, dtr, picot; fasten off.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2023
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And its loop-style keeper was designed to quickly lock down and release treble hooks.
—Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
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Yet an off-key Real managed to all-but burst Bayern's treble dreams.
—Ryland James, chicagotribune.com, 26 Apr. 2018
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Andy stays up half the night, doing surgery on the prairie dog to insert a treble hook and rubbing an entire bottle of Gink floatant into the tail.
—The Editors, Field & Stream, 29 Sep. 2020
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But when the person earning double, treble or even five times your salary is your sister?
—Natalie Gil, refinery29.com, 8 Nov. 2020
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Most come with a small, sharp treble hook, but they can be modified to a single longer shank hook, which allows for adding a minnow to the lure.
—Bob McNally, Field & Stream, 22 May 2020
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And due to limitations in tape recording, high treble and low bass can be a little fuzzy.
—Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2022
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The 29-year-old scored 25 goals last term in Celtic's treble winning season, sweeping the end-of-season accolades to boot.
—SI.com, 26 Mar. 2018
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The number and size of internal metal balls determine the volume, bass, and treble output of the lure, and Capt.
—Joe Cermele, Field & Stream, 27 Feb. 2020
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Users can use the app to control bass, treble, volume, and speaker balance via smartphone or tablet.
—Mark Vena, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2021
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There’s not a huge deal of treble extension, though there’s enough to provide some high end excitement to contrast the bass.
—Vlad Savov, The Verge, 30 Apr. 2018
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The definition in the treble range is excellent and also works well with voice calls.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 7 July 2021
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The former amplifies treble and vocals, and the latter is for booming bass.
—Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 1 Feb. 2023
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Increasing bass and treble sliders give you a louder or fuller mix.
—Jacob Krol, CNN Underscored, 5 Oct. 2020
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There is an option to equalise the sound, although your options are limited to four (balanced, more treble, more bass, or voice).
—Ewan Spence, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2022
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These lures, however, come factory equipped with two or three treble hooks.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 7 Mar. 2024
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The jury ordered the defendants to pay almost $1.8 billion in damages — and potentially more than $5 billion if the court ended up awarding the plaintiffs treble damages.
—Alex Veiga, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
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The amount of bass, mid, and treble a pair of headphones can output is revealed in its frequency range.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 24 Jan. 2023
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Microsoft was a mature company when Nadella took over in 2014, and the value of the firm has more than trebled on his watch.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 15 Oct. 2019
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The reason for the industry’s complaints now is that the cost of those allowances has more than trebled in the past two years after the European Union tweaked the system.
—Chris Bryant | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2019
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The separation of the frequencies, from the bass notes through to treble, is tight and dynamic, but the P17 still exhibit an airy and relaxed feel.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
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The risks of such toxins tainting your score sheet are trebled this week with the now-traditional Thanksgiving triple-header.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2019
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Five minutes later and the impressive Gunners trebled their lead.
—SI.com, 3 Feb. 2018
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The jury awarded the multimillion-dollar damages — trebled by the judge.
—Patrick M. O'Connell, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
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Mark Robinson/GettyImages Villa recorded a loss of £81m over the last financial term, which more than trebled from the previous year.
—SI.com, 30 July 2017
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Bitcoin, which accounts for over half of the cryptocurrency market, has more than trebled in price since touching its lowest this year in January.
—NBC News, 24 June 2019
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So if the Frenchman can fulfil his vast and obvious potential, Tottenham have a player on their hands worth double or even treble the value.
—SI.com, 28 July 2019
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So the province wants to treble capacity by adding another pipe alongside the existing one.
—The Economist, 25 July 2019
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The number of forest fires has trebled so far this year, compared with the average over the last eight years, according to figures obtained by Euronews, affecting an area nearly the size of Luxembourg.
—Jennifer Summer, Houston Chronicle, 14 Mar. 2018
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Although domestic production has stayed flat, imports have more than trebled over the past ten years, according to the Department of Agriculture.
—The Economist, 25 Jan. 2018
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Transphobic attacks have trebled in the same time period, and the government notes that crimes of both type are frequently under-reported -- meaning the true number is certain to be far higher.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 15 June 2019
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Tottenham have reportedly offered Christian Eriksen a huge new contract worth up to £60m, trebling the midfielder's wages.
—SI.com, 13 Sep. 2019
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It's got an adjustable tripod that buyers say is easy to set up, two replaceable eyepieces and a 3x Barlow lens, which is meant to treble the magnifying power of each eyepiece, and is suitable for all ages (little ones included).
—Nicole Briese, USA TODAY, 1 July 2020
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His damages would be trebled: hypothetically, if Kaepernick proves that collusion cost him $10 million, he would be awarded $30 million in damages.
—Michael McCann, SI.com, 15 Oct. 2017
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Digital banks operating in the UK are on track to treble their customer numbers globally to 35 million people within 12 months, according to Accenture.
—Antony Jenkins, Quartz, 26 Nov. 2019
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Indeed, actual damages under the FCA are automatically multiplied by three, or trebled.
—Michael McCann, SI.com, 21 Apr. 2018
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Under the federal Lanham Act, compensatory damages for false advertising would be automatically trebled (multiplied by three).
—Michael McCann, SI.com, 11 May 2018
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The amount of bass, mid, and treble a pair of headphones can output is revealed in its frequency range.
—Kevin Cortez, Popular Mechanics, 24 Jan. 2023
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Microsoft was a mature company when Nadella took over in 2014, and the value of the firm has more than trebled on his watch.
—Kevin D. Williamson, National Review, 15 Oct. 2019
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The reason for the industry’s complaints now is that the cost of those allowances has more than trebled in the past two years after the European Union tweaked the system.
—Chris Bryant | Bloomberg, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2019
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The separation of the frequencies, from the bass notes through to treble, is tight and dynamic, but the P17 still exhibit an airy and relaxed feel.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2021
-
The risks of such toxins tainting your score sheet are trebled this week with the now-traditional Thanksgiving triple-header.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 1 Dec. 2019
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Five minutes later and the impressive Gunners trebled their lead.
—SI.com, 3 Feb. 2018
-
The jury awarded the multimillion-dollar damages — trebled by the judge.
—Patrick M. O'Connell, chicagotribune.com, 12 May 2017
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Mark Robinson/GettyImages Villa recorded a loss of £81m over the last financial term, which more than trebled from the previous year.
—SI.com, 30 July 2017
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Bitcoin, which accounts for over half of the cryptocurrency market, has more than trebled in price since touching its lowest this year in January.
—NBC News, 24 June 2019
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So if the Frenchman can fulfil his vast and obvious potential, Tottenham have a player on their hands worth double or even treble the value.
—SI.com, 28 July 2019
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