doubleheader
noun
dou·ble·head·er
ˌdə-bəl-ˈhe-dər 
1
: a train pulled by two locomotives
2
: two games, contests, or events held consecutively on the same program
Examples of doubleheader in a Sentence
The two teams will meet in a doubleheader this Saturday.
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The streak is over USC baseball’s stunning 19-game win streak came to an end Saturday in the snow, during the second half of a doubleheader at Northwestern.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The series’ next race is at the Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park, a doubleheader with races March 28-29.
—John Sturbin, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Some Saturdays are doubleheaders with an FS1 game in the early afternoon.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In 2024, Christmas Day fell on a Wednesday, leaving Netflix to stream its $150 million Chiefs-Steelers/Ravens-Texans doubleheader in the dead center of the week.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
The series’ next race is at the Grand Prix of Alabama at Barber Motorsports Park, a doubleheader with races March 28-29.
—John Sturbin, Dallas Morning News, 15 Mar. 2026
Some Saturdays are doubleheaders with an FS1 game in the early afternoon.
—Jenny Catlin, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
In 2024, Christmas Day fell on a Wednesday, leaving Netflix to stream its $150 million Chiefs-Steelers/Ravens-Texans doubleheader in the dead center of the week.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for doubleheader
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doubleheader
noun
dou·ble·head·er
ˌdəb-əl-ˈhed-ər
: two games played one after the other on the same day
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