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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Dock Ellis of the Pittsburgh Pirates hurled a 2-0 no-hitter in the first game of a doubleheader against the San Diego Padres.
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Mike Veeck, son of team owner Bill Veeck, hatched a plan to stop the hemorrhaging, inviting WLUP shock jock Steve Dahl to burn a crate of disco records on the field in the break between a White Sox and Detroit Tigers doubleheader.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
Full of momentum, Texas went on to sweep Tennessee in Monday’s doubleheader.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Based on a number of current and historical marketplace factors, Guideline expects sales to rise another 8% in 2026-27, with the addition of a Thanksgiving Eve game and the elimination of the overlapping Monday Night Football doubleheaders to pump another $65 million into the system.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026
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Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
Mike Veeck, son of team owner Bill Veeck, hatched a plan to stop the hemorrhaging, inviting WLUP shock jock Steve Dahl to burn a crate of disco records on the field in the break between a White Sox and Detroit Tigers doubleheader.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
Full of momentum, Texas went on to sweep Tennessee in Monday’s doubleheader.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 3 June 2026
Based on a number of current and historical marketplace factors, Guideline expects sales to rise another 8% in 2026-27, with the addition of a Thanksgiving Eve game and the elimination of the overlapping Monday Night Football doubleheaders to pump another $65 million into the system.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 2 June 2026
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“Doubleheader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doubleheader. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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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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