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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Beginning with the 2025-26 season, Prime Video will present exclusive global coverage of 66 regular-season NBA games including an opening week doubleheader, a new Black Friday NBA game, and all games from the Knockout Rounds of the Emirates NBA Cup including the Championship.
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Listen to this article BALTIMORE — With the Yankees beating up on the Blue Jays in Game 1 of a doubleheader on April 27, Ben Rice caught for the first time this season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
The doubleheader saw both the Xfinity and Truck Series return to the iconic track, 'The Rock,' after several years, and this saw tremendous ticket sales and a fanfare response.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The young third baseman sent a lazy fly ball to centre field, capping a 5-1 loss that finished off a doubleheader sweep.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Denise Petski, Deadline, 5 May 2025
Listen to this article BALTIMORE — With the Yankees beating up on the Blue Jays in Game 1 of a doubleheader on April 27, Ben Rice caught for the first time this season.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2025
The doubleheader saw both the Xfinity and Truck Series return to the iconic track, 'The Rock,' after several years, and this saw tremendous ticket sales and a fanfare response.
—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
The young third baseman sent a lazy fly ball to centre field, capping a 5-1 loss that finished off a doubleheader sweep.
—Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doubleheader
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“Doubleheader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubleheader. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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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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