How to Use winning in a Sentence

winning

1 of 2 noun

• The loss snapped the A’s modest three-game winning streak.
  — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 29 Feb. 2024
• The Royals were in the midst of what would be a six-game winning streak.
  — Rustin Dodd, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
• Addison Roberts drove in the winning run in the bottom of the sixth.
  — Ben Thomas | [e-mail], al, 11 Apr. 2023
• More than $36 million in prize winnings bring in crowds from all over the world.
  — Cassell Ferere, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
• James Logan’s nine-game winning streak was snapped as the Colts dropped to 9-2.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2024
• One of the losses, to Germany, broke a 71-game winning streak on U.S. soil.
  — Juliet MacUr, New York Times, 21 July 2023
• That’s where the winning starts for one of San Diego’s top high school golf programs.
  — Ivan Orozco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Oct. 2023
• The loss ended the Rangers’ eight-game winning streak, their longest in six years.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 9 Aug. 2023
• The Rangers came to town on a six-game winning streak, but head out having lost three straight.
  — Joe Noga, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
• The defeat ended the Chargers’ two-game winning streak and dropped them to 2-3.
  — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2023
• What’s more, the Beavers’ 10-game home winning streak is the third-longest active streak in the nation.
  — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 5 May 2023
• The month began with an eight-game winning streak and now includes a losing streak of the same length.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2023
• The Cougars, whose six-game winning streak was snapped, believe the game was lost on the defensive end.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2024
• The Bulldogs lost three of their first eight games and their 75-game home winning streak ended.
  — Mark Heim | [e-mail], al, 17 Mar. 2023
• Minnesota is 4-0 against the spread in its last four games against a team with a straight-up winning record.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2023
• Here’s hoping some of the new guys can step it up in the winning and/or fun department.
  — Daniel Kohn, SPIN, 29 Mar. 2023
• In that time, the Bluebirds have a six-game winning streak and a 15-game winning streak against CovCath.
  — James Weber, The Enquirer, 23 Aug. 2023
• With Lawrence and Etienne leading the way, the Jaguars have scored 85 points during their three-game winning streak.
  — Fox News, 15 Oct. 2023
• The Reds responded to a mini-slump and a six-game losing streak with a four-game winning streak.
  — Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 22 July 2023
• So, the winning combination now has to be a good film with a great actor.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Mar. 2023
• The Broncos hit eight straight free throws to secure the win and extend what was the nation’s longest home winning streak to 22 games.
  — Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2024
• Lake Highlands ended the season on a 24-game winning streak.
  — Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 5 Apr. 2023
• Marquette is 8-0 at home this year and has a 19-game winning streak that began last season.
  — Emmett Prosser, Journal Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2024
• Before their winning streak, the Orioles scored four or fewer runs in five straight games.
  — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2023
• The Milwaukee Bucks took it with that stirring 19-game winning streak.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Apr. 2023
• In the Kings’ loss to Nashville, they were suffocated at even strength and had their four-game winning streak snapped.
  — Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 24 Feb. 2024
• Where everyone goes from here remains to be seen, but winning could help to ease the tension.
  — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 23 Jan. 2024
• The two teams played each other last year in a 38-17 victory for the Knights that sparked their five-game winning streak on their way to a state title.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2023
• The Red Devils had a 36-game winning streak under Alim and had nine shutouts one season.
  — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2023
• At this rate, the mustachioed plumber should end his first five days on the big screen with more than $150 million in stateside winnings.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Apr. 2023

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winning

2 of 2 adjective

• She scored the winning goal.
• They were a winning marketing team.
• Chocolate and mint is a winning combination.
• The winningest driver of his era will have a 19th season in the No.
  — Jenna Fryer, chicagotribune.com, 20 Nov. 2019
• Pictured next to the winning horse is the happy owner of the horse.
  — CBS News, 3 June 2018
• Meehan coached the Judges for the past 15 seasons and is the school's all-time winningest coach.
  — Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2018
• The Saints scored the winning field goal on the first possession of overtime.
  — Christopher Dabe, NOLA.com, 28 Mar. 2018
• The winning team goes to the Cortex in the show hosted by Neil Patrick Harris.
  — Hal Boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
• As player-coach of the winning team -- in a 12-6 decision -- Jones was the game's MVP.
  — Mark Inabinett, AL.com, 2 Apr. 2018
• The winning team takes home 50 points, which could mean a return toward the top of the standings for the Empire.
  — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 5 Mar. 2020
• Jordan Taylor was part of the winning team two years ago.
  — Jenna Fryer, The Seattle Times, 28 Jan. 2019
• Saunders is the son of the late Flip Saunders, who’s by far the winningest coach in club history.
  — Dave Campbell, The Seattle Times, 7 Jan. 2019
• After Harry's team won the game, Meghan did the honors of awarding the winning team.
  — Isabel Greenberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 July 2018
• For the first time since 2017—UCF is the third winningest program in the country since then—the Knights will have a new quarterback.
  — The Si Staff, SI.com, 14 Aug. 2019
• Busch, a two-time winner of the Quaker State 400, is the winningest driver in the history of the speedway.
  — Jason Hoffman, Cincinnati.com, 10 July 2019
• Lane of Stone, a 3-year-old male trotter, is the winningest horse on the card this year with eight victories in nine starts.
  — Bob Roberts, cleveland.com, 30 Aug. 2019
• The actress has become a tastemaker thanks to her winning street style.
  — Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 19 Mar. 2020
• Following the game, there will be a post-game show, where the winning class air band will perform, as well as the dance and cheer teams.
  — Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, 19 Sep. 2019
• Only the now-fifth-winningest program of all-time, Temple, was missing from the slate.
  — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 22 June 2018
• But the winning side of the Babe’s life predominates in these pages and in history.
  — Katherine A. Powers, WSJ, 5 Oct. 2018
• Four plays into the game and the Rams already had their winning points thanks to a ground game that finished with 88 yards rushing.
  — Robert Avery, Houston Chronicle, 18 Aug. 2019
• The winningest left-hander in White Sox history didn't have his No.
  — Kori Rumore and Chad Yoder, chicagotribune.com, 20 Aug. 2019
• Benedictine’s new football coach played for Bossu in the mid-1990s, just as Bossu retired as the state’s winningest coach.
  — Matt Goul, cleveland.com, 15 Aug. 2019
• CovCath was 35-4 this season and is the winningest program in Kentucky the past five seasons.
  — James Weber, Cincinnati.com, 2 May 2018
• The Scots, a program that claims to be the winningest in Texas prep football history, had never gone 16–0.
  — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, 14 June 2019
• The 62-year-old Carlyle, the winningest coach in Ducks history, was in his second stint with Anaheim.
  — Joe Reedy, The Seattle Times, 11 Feb. 2019
• Now, our all-time winningest coach is really important and was a big part of that.
  — Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 27 Mar. 2018
• The winningest coach in Bryant history, Batcheller finished 77-33.
  — baltimoresun.com, 3 July 2018
• Kirk Ferentz is already Iowa’s all-time winningest coach.
  — Si Wire, SI.com, 31 Aug. 2019
• Maria Torres To secure their first winning road trip of the season, the Royals needed little else.
  — Maria Torres, kansascity, 27 May 2018

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