Example sentences for: third-largest

How can you use “third-largest” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It is now the third-largest settlement in the Bahamas after Nassau and Freeport-Lucaya.

  • 1. "The same day that the merger between Exxon and Mobil, the largest industrial merger in history , was approved by the Federal Trade Commission, the FTC moved to block the merger between BP Amoco and Arco . Apparently, that deal will result in higher gas prices in California and the West, while the Exxon-Mobil deal will merely result in the creation of the third-largest company in the world."

  • The Dow's plunge was its third-largest one-day point loss ever, according to USAT . The 3.4 percent drop means the Dow stands 9.1 percent below its July 17 peak.

  • The merger of the nation's second- and third-largest long-distance companies is the biggest corporate acquisition in history.

  • Last week they seized Kisangani , Zaire's third-largest city, and may soon topple him.


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