How to Use triple-double in a Sentence

triple-double

noun
  • The triple-double was his first of the season.
    — CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Blakes just missed the first triple-double of her career.
    — ABC News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Jerome just missed his first career triple-double.
    — ABC News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • He's gotta score 42 and have a triple-double to beat the good teams.
    — Andrew Wright, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Now Nurk is finding that triple-double flow.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026
  • The triple-doubles make sense to Giddey.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Barnes shot 8 for 11 in his third triple-double of the season.
    — CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
  • Giddey has become known for triple-doubles.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Should Denver go for it with the all-time triple-doubles leader?
    — Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 2 July 2024
  • Jordan set the record with a pace of one triple-double every 33 games.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Williams was on a triple-double pace at halftime with nine points, six assists and five rebounds.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Giddey tallied his ninth triple-double of the season.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Jokic then went out and finished one rebound and one assist shy of a triple-double.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Josh Hart had a 15-11-11 triple-double.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Doncic was the best player in the game, finishing with his fifth straight triple-double.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Westbrook averaged a triple-double in three of the next four seasons.
    — Josh Robbins, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Like when Pearson nearly had a triple-double with points, rebounds and steals.
    — Eden Laase, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Sengun had his third triple-double of the season and 11th of his career.
    — ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Sengun had his third triple-double of the season and 11th of his career.
    — CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Jackie Young has been locked in on both ends and even notched her second triple-double of the season.
    — Devin Robertson, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Phoenix fulcrum Alyssa Thomas is the league’s all-time triple-double leader.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 8 May 2026
  • Jalen Johnson had his 13th triple-double of the season.
    — Lauren Williams, AJC.com, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Bam Adebayo had a triple-double in the most important game of the season.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The first-year standout became the first rookie in league history to rack up a triple-double.
    — Danielle Jennings, Peoplemag, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Sunday’s game was just the second triple-double of the season for Doncic this year.
    — Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2025
  • The Fever got the best of the Sky in the game, with Clark posting a triple-double in the game.
    — Matt Levine, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 May 2025
  • Clark worked through a migraine that game, still nearly capturing the first triple-double of her career.
    — Chloe Peterson, The Indianapolis Star, 4 July 2024
  • Though prone to turnovers, Wolf has the potential to become a triple-double threat in the right system.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 26 June 2025
  • James achieved the triple-double despite playing just 33 minutes.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Brown was on pace for his fourth triple-double of the season before sitting out the entire fourth quarter with his team up big.
    — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026

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