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
Jack McCallumExamples 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
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Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
Israel carried out back-to-back strikes on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis separated by only a matter of minutes, the ministry said.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The tight end had back-to-back 1,1100-yard receiving seasons in 2019 and 2020, something that only the greats at the position — Travis Kelce, Tony Gonzalez, Shannon Sharpe — have done.
—Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
Hurts had dinner with Michael Jordan in March and talked about the challenges of winning back-to-back championships.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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Adjective or adverb
Happy’s Place Season 2 premieres Friday, Nov. 7, with back-to-back episodes starting at 8/7c, on NBC.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
Israel carried out back-to-back strikes on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis separated by only a matter of minutes, the ministry said.
—Kareem Khadder, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2025
The tight end had back-to-back 1,1100-yard receiving seasons in 2019 and 2020, something that only the greats at the position — Travis Kelce, Tony Gonzalez, Shannon Sharpe — have done.
—Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2025
Hurts had dinner with Michael Jordan in March and talked about the challenges of winning back-to-back championships.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-to-back. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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