How to Use trifecta in a Sentence

trifecta

noun
Definition of trifectanext
Synonyms for trifectanext
  • Some of the biggest songs of the year were made by this pop trifecta.
    — Scottie Andrew, CNN, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The trifecta of calamities that hit him at the start, in their own strange way, save him in the end.
    — Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2021
  • In fact, why not whip up a berry trifecta and make all three?
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 12 May 2024
  • That’s the trifecta of a good karaoke song as far as I’m concerned.
    — Los Angeles Times, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Ivan Rodriguez, on the way to winning the MVP in 1999, turned that trifecta.
    — Dallas News, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The trifecta marked the first time for a Browns defensive back in a game.
    — cleveland, 7 Nov. 2021
  • The fries were plentiful, crunchy and salty, which is kind of the trifecta for fries.
    — Allyson Reedy, The Know, 15 Jan. 2020
  • The shared stories, the excitement and the support may very well be the trifecta for change.
    — Paige Francis, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2022
  • Utah hit the trifecta with its coaches this time around.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Dec. 2021
  • All that’s missing is a Kennedy and a sponge bath for a contest trifecta.
    — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 July 2021
  • The trifecta that sank them Monday night: No Michael Thomas.
    — Mark Craig, Star Tribune, 22 Sep. 2020
  • Is there a prize for those who hit the Broadrick trifecta during the weekend?
    — Andy O'Connor, SPIN, 27 June 2023
  • And that also brings the third issue that’s this trifecta.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2022
  • For a couple of tasters, the grocery chain’s sauce struck the right notes of the barbecue-sauce trifecta: sweet, tang and spice.
    — Emily Heil, Washington Post, 29 June 2022
  • Want your group to hit the trifecta of old-school Marvel Comics costumes?
    — Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 17 Aug. 2021
  • The official death toll is bound to get worse, thanks to a trifecta of factors.
    — Karen Kaplan Science and Medicine Editor, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2021
  • Making them gasp, laugh, and then shake their heads is the perfect trifecta.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 19 July 2022
  • But to win, he's got to pull off not one, not two, but a near-miraculous trifecta.
    — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2020
  • The last item in the trifecta is typically the hardest to shop.
    — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2021
  • There was no way Kathy was going to complete the trifecta.
    — Kyle Neddenriep, Indianapolis Star, 9 May 2020
  • Layne Pollard, of Gurnee, has a trifecta of milestones hitting around the same time.
    — Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 10 June 2023
  • But now, with a GOP trifecta heading into the new year, Clyde is looking to try again.
    — Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Fall, football, and chili: the classic trifecta beloved for cozy Sundays in.
    — Sharon Greenthal, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Beckham also caught a 4-yard touchdown in the second quarter as the third part of the trifecta.
    — cleveland, 4 Oct. 2020
  • The sand, sunshine, and surf are a trifecta of summertime fun.
    — Ashley Martens, Woman's Day, 30 June 2023
  • On the north slope Blind Lake offers not only the trifecta, but grayling, and a hybrid splake (brookie and lake trout) as well.
    — Bob Semerau, Outdoor Life, 4 June 2020
  • English picked up an Olympic trifecta: winning gold in her first Games and setting an Olympic record in the process with 56 hits.
    — Alyssa Hertel, USA TODAY, 27 July 2021
  • All signs point to Peele hitting the moviemaking trifecta.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 22 July 2021
  • Hand-knotted in Nepal with allo, silk, wool, and hemp fibers, the trifecta of fluid motifs is available in aptly earthy hues including Alfalfa, Barley, and Pepper.
    — Alia Akkam, Architectural Digest, 18 Dec. 2024
  • With the Republicans Party set to hold a trifecta of power beginning next year, the extended tax subsidies are unlikely to be renewed before the end of 2025.
    — Joseph Choi, The Hill, 6 Dec. 2024

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