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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Underwood became the fourth true freshman to start at quarterback for college football's winningest program last season. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026 But with three games left in the regular season, the franchise’s all-time winningest coach was fired, sending shockwaves around the NBA. Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 10 Dec. 2025 Former Oceanside/El Camino coach Herb Meyer is the section’s winningest coach with 339 victories. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025 The winningest coach in Kansas’ storied basketball history always feels and acts with urgency. Kansas City Star, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for winningest

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

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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 14 Jan. 2026.

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