How to Use triple threat in a Sentence

triple threat

noun
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  • Lopez emerged, in the nineteen-nineties, as a triple threat.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 16 Feb. 2024
  • With the triple threat of flu, Covid-19 and RSV, get ready for more sickness.
    — Wsj Staff, WSJ, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Jeremy Jones is the triple threat of the snowsports world.
    — Outside Online, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Viñas DeLuxe is a triple threat and an all-in-one package.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 27 July 2022
  • Reinking was beloved for her skills as a triple threat on stage and screen.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Covid-19 is part of a triple threat that also includes flu and the virus known as RSV.
    — Arkansas Online, 26 Nov. 2022
  • That’s a high-level triple threat; somebody call in the bomb squad!
    — Paul McCallion, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Ava is a triple threat at the plate who bats from the left side and can bunt, slap or hit for power.
    — oregonlive, 14 Apr. 2021
  • These are a hygge triple threat: rich full-grain leather, suede and shearling.
    — Elizabeth Wallace, CNN Underscored, 19 Dec. 2019
  • Yep, my mom and grandma to my kiddos is a triple threat!
    — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 23 Sep. 2019
  • The Bay Area is getting pummeled with a triple threat of viruses.
    — Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Later on, Normani opened up about being a triple threat in the dance world.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Noelle was ousted after emerging as a true triple threat in the game.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Some Oven is a triple threat in the protein department.
    — Alexa Tucker, Men's Health, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The 29-year-old triple threat took off his blue jacket and remained shirtless for the latter half of the show.
    — Lauren Alvarez, Billboard, 24 June 2018
  • Gomez was awarded biggest triple threat, while Swift took home the best tour award for her 1989 tour.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 18 Aug. 2022
  • My father is good looking, funny, and smart, the triple threat that any man would want to be.
    — Sun-Sentinel.com, 5 Oct. 2017
  • Known for their dancing, singing and rapping, the members of BTS are more than just triple threats.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 30 May 2019
  • Tinashe and Brandon Armstrong Tinashe is a triple threat as a writer, singer, and dancer.
    — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, 12 Sep. 2018
  • Could this be the year Northern Kentucky has a dream triple threat in the state tournaments?
    — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 27 Jan. 2018
  • Sonya Broner, best known behind the decks as Level Up, is the epitome of a triple threat.
    — Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The theme of each workshop focused on the idea of being a triple threat competitor.
    — Charlene Paparizos, cleveland.com, 22 Feb. 2018
  • Experts seem optimistic that a triple test for the triple threat could be in our future.
    — Korin Miller, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Suede Loafers These days, the suede loafer is a style triple threat—sleek, stylish, and sophisticated.
    — Laura Jackson, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The triple threats in the Golden Age of Hollywood were actual threats.
    — EW.com, 17 Oct. 2023
  • The April 1 clue was a tricycle, which some thought could signify that the person under the mask is a triple threat.
    — Leah Rocketto, Woman's Day, 21 May 2020
  • James Carter, Oak Creek: The senior was a triple threat in the jumps last season, qualifying for state in all three events.
    — Mark Stewart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2018
  • Star is striving to be a triple threat — rapper, actress and activist.
    — Tracy Swartz, chicagotribune.com, 26 Mar. 2018
  • But Kendall, who is now a teenager, has moved on from the studio drama and is on her way to becoming a triple threat.
    — Mackenzie Dunn, Woman's Day, 17 June 2019
  • Professors trained her to be a triple threat — acting, singing, and dancing.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2022

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