winningest

adjective

win·​ning·​est ˈwi-niŋ-əst How to pronounce winningest (audio)
: having achieved the most wins
the winningest coach in football

Examples of winningest in a Sentence

She's the winningest coach in the conference. the winningest team in our school's history
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UConn’s all-time winningest player and a two-time national champion, Samson Johnson signed with the Eastern Conference champion Indiana Pacers shortly after the NBA Draft concluded on Thursday night. Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2025 Kiernan is the state’s all-time winningest girls coach with 900 victories. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 20 June 2025 And finally, in her fifth season — with no playoff appearances in Augustus’ career — Cheryl Reeve would come in, becoming a bedrock of the Lynx’s franchise and laying a foundation to become the league’s winningest postseason coach. Chantel Jennings, New York Times, 16 June 2025 In addition to William Byron’s second straight Daytona 500 triumph and Kyle Larson earning his recent victory at Homestead-Miami, NASCAR’s winningest and largest team finds itself out in front of the series once again. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 29 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for winningest

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of winningest was in 1972

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“Winningest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/winningest. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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