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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It will be completed as part of a doubleheader on Friday.
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Alex Bregman #2 of the Boston Red Sox and Carlos Narváez #75 of the Boston Red Sox talk in the dugout before game one of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on May 23, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Herrera sustained the injury in the top of the sixth inning during Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox, rounding first base after singling to right.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Andrew Benintendi came up with the bases loaded and the Chicago White Sox down four runs in the bottom of the seventh during Game 2 of Thursday’s doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
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Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025
Alex Bregman #2 of the Boston Red Sox and Carlos Narváez #75 of the Boston Red Sox talk in the dugout before game one of a doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on May 23, 2025 in Boston, Massachusetts.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Herrera sustained the injury in the top of the sixth inning during Game 1 of Thursday’s doubleheader against the Chicago White Sox, rounding first base after singling to right.
—Katie Woo, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Andrew Benintendi came up with the bases loaded and the Chicago White Sox down four runs in the bottom of the seventh during Game 2 of Thursday’s doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 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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