troika
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
What’s striking about the men in this troika of prestige TV isn’t just their flailing, but their confusion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Bakish will be replaced by a troika of executives who will form a new “Office of the CEO.”
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
A three-person U.N. "troika" will submit recommendations to the British government next week.
From Reuters ● Nov. 10, 2022
Saudi Arabia, Israel and the U.S. function as a troika in the Middle East.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2022
However, even for patient Penelope the journey was a long one, with many hours yet to go before the troika arrived in Moscow, and then an even longer train ride north.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
What counts, at least as far as selling the show is concerned, is the mash-up of a classic title with a modern sensibility, so that troikas and patronyms become sports cars and upspeak.
From New York Times ● Feb. 28, 2023
At a horse show, Nehru was just getting interested in the trotting horses and troikas, when he was dragged away to see Swan Lake at the Bolshoi Theater.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Thank you—well, I have only just gotten home myself. And I confess, I have grown weary of train schedules and troikas, seasickness and hot air balloons.”
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
A favourite amusement, even in winter, is racing these "troikas," or sleighs, with fast trotters.
From Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers by Esther Singleton
The station keeper owned the horses we hired, and we learned he was accustomed to declare his regular troikas "out" on all possible occasions.
From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox
Vocabulary lists containing troika
