thrice
adverb
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Definition of thrice
1
: three times
—often used in combination thrice-married
2a
: in a threefold manner or degree
b
: to a high degree
Examples of thrice in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Parliament has thrice rejected the Brexit deal pushed by Johnson’s predecessor, and most lawmakers oppose a no-deal Brexit. — Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com, "Special election defeat poses thorny problem for Johnson," 2 Aug. 2019 Pennebaker was thrice married, the first time to Sylvia Bell from 1950-68, the second time to Kate Taylor, who did sound work on some of Pennebaker's documentaries in the 1970s, from 1972-80. — Carmel Dagan, chicagotribune.com, "D.A. Pennebaker, documentary director of Dylan in ‘Don’t Look Back’ and Bowie in ‘Ziggy Stardust,' dies at 94," 3 Aug. 2019 And of course these boys were thrilled to be in his presence—millions of people twice, thrice, and four times their age were thrilled to be in his presence, if only via computer screens, concert stadiums, and memorabilia. — Margo Jefferson, Harper's magazine, "Lost Boy," 24 June 2019 The comment echoed reminders of Samsung's Galaxy Note 7 phones that thrice had to be recalled in 2016 and 2017 because of a similar battery issue; back then, the phones were banned on flights. — Edward Baig, USA TODAY, "Apple voluntarily recalling batteries on MacBook Pro notebooks due to safety risk. What to do," 20 June 2019 The withdrawal deal with the EU was rejected thrice by Parliament, and the prime minister herself was rejected by her own party. — Madeleine Kearns, National Review, "Trump, Britain, and the Special Relationship," 5 June 2019 In the three years since, the property has already changed hands thrice — upon its completion, it was sold to Charles Schwab CEO Walter Bettinger for $19.25 million. — Variety, The Mercury News, "Apttus co-founder Kent Perkocha scores $22 million Atherton estate," 9 June 2019 The Argentinians scored thrice in the final 16 minutes, their only goals of the tournament. — Frank Dell’apa, BostonGlobe.com, "US will face its first stern test vs. Sweden Thursday," 19 June 2019 The league has thrice in Greensweig’s memory raised a city’s deductible as a penalty for issues that create risk for other members. — Mary Divine, Twin Cities, "Council meeting on Tuesday could determine Lakeland City Hall’s direction," 17 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thrice.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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thrice
adverb
English Language Learners Definition of thrice
old-fashioned
: three times
See the full definition for thrice in the English Language Learners Dictionary
thrice
adverb
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Kids Definition of thrice
: three times