three-peat

[three-peet, three-peet]

Trademark.

1. a third consecutive victory, as in a major sports championship.

verb (used without object)

1. to win a third consecutive victory.

Word History and Origins

Origin of three-peat¹

An Americanism dating back to 1985–90; three + (re)peat

Example Sentences

In their bid to win a second consecutive World Series this year — something no team has accomplished since the New York Yankees’ three-peat from 1998-2000 — the Dodgers at various times seemed to battle each one.

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Inspired by the great Michael Jordan, the Bulls twice completed a three-peat.

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The first school to three-peat in the highest division was Newport Harbor, which won three straight Division 1AA titles from 1997-99 under coach Dan Glenn.

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Long Beach Poly will seek to three-peat in the Moore League, but it will be a taller task without All-CIF quarterback Kenzie Paimany, who tore her anterior cruciate ligament playing soccer.

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“Kobe and I pushed one another to play some of the greatest basketball of all time and I am proud that no other team has accomplished what the three-peat Lakers have done since the Shaq and Kobe Lakers did it,” O’Neal said.

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