winning/losing streak

noun

: a series of wins/losses

Examples of winning/losing streak in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Carson is on an 11-game winning streak and looking like the prime challenger to Birmingham and Granada Hills in the City Open Division playoffs. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2024 The loss put an end to the Royals’ four-game winning streak. Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024 During the six-game winning streak, the Dodgers scored 43 runs and batted .338 (22 for 85) with runners in scoring position. Bill Plunkett, Orange County Register, 28 Apr. 2024 Florida beat the Razorbacks' 9-5 in the nightcap of a Saturday doubleheader at Baum-Walker Stadium before an announced crowd of 11,160 to end No. 2 Arkansas' home winning streak at 27 games. Bob Holt, arkansasonline.com, 28 Apr. 2024 Jack Haferkamp’s long, three-run home run — his fifth homer of the season — put a capper on the double-digit inning and a 13-game winning streak. John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024 Hong Kong’s struggling stock market will get support from mainland Chinese regulators, as the international financial hub tries to snap a four-year losing streak and reinvigorate a moribund IPO market. Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 22 Apr. 2024 A week later, New York, in the midst of an agonizing losing streak, played a home game in Bridgeport. David Waldstein Mimi D’autremont, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024 Denver boasts an eight-game winning streak against the Lakers. Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024

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“Winning/losing streak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winning%2Flosing%20streak. Accessed 4 May. 2024.

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