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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Last May, the Fever played a home game the day before a rare Indianapolis 500-Indiana Pacers race day doubleheader.
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ABC News, 19 May 2026
On Sunday, the league posted a social media graphic promoting its doubleheader on NBC/Peacock.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
The late regular season game is part of an NFL holiday doubleheader on Netflix as the global streamer continues to expand its relationship with the NFL.
—Mark J. Burns, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The league was able to create new standalone windows after getting back four games from Monday night doubleheaders in previous seasons.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
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ABC News, 19 May 2026
On Sunday, the league posted a social media graphic promoting its doubleheader on NBC/Peacock.
—Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 May 2026
The late regular season game is part of an NFL holiday doubleheader on Netflix as the global streamer continues to expand its relationship with the NFL.
—Mark J. Burns, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
The league was able to create new standalone windows after getting back four games from Monday night doubleheaders in previous seasons.
—Joe Reedy, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 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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