back-to-back
1 of 2adjective or adverb
1
: facing in opposite directions and often touching
2
: coming one after the other : consecutive
plural back-to-backs
1
British
: a house that is connected in a row with other houses on each side and with a similar row of houses behind it
These were where the millworkers dwelt, the worst of them known as back-to-backs because that is how they were built, without intervening space.—
Geoffrey Moorhouse
Geoffrey Moorhouse2
sports
: a sequence of two games scheduled to be played on consecutive days
Miami began to beat elite teams and was bloodlessly efficient in the second half of back-to-backs, winning 11 in a row over a three-month stretch, a sign of a team with toughness.—Jack McCallum
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Examples of back-to-back in a Sentence
Adjective or adverb
the three movies in the series were filmed back-to-back so that the cast members wouldn't age visibly on screen
the new governor was soon facing several back-to-back crises
Recent Examples on the WebLindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: The Texans (4-1) are rocking and rolling after winning back-to-back home games under the direction of quarterback C.J. Stroud.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
Downed trees and puddles of muddy water line the streets in the area, which has been ravaged by back-to-back storms.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
With back-to-back natural weather disasters dominating headlines, the use of federal emergency powers has become a focal point.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
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Adjective or adverb
The back-to-back hurricanes have jumbled the schedules of Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump, both of whom devoted part of their Thursdays to tackling questions about the storm recovery effort.
—Lindsey Leake, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2024
Driving the news: The Texans (4-1) are rocking and rolling after winning back-to-back home games under the direction of quarterback C.J. Stroud.
—Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
Downed trees and puddles of muddy water line the streets in the area, which has been ravaged by back-to-back storms.
—NBC News, 11 Oct. 2024
With back-to-back natural weather disasters dominating headlines, the use of federal emergency powers has become a focal point.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for back-to-back
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-to-back. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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