How to Use back-to-back in a Sentence
back-to-back
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What was your body like after the back-to-back?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
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Suter then gave up back-to-back hits as the Rays blew the game open.
—Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
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The back-to-back walkoff losses that followed.
—Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
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He was also not allowed to play in both games of a back-to-back.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 2 May 2026
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Simmons then had sacks on back-to-back plays in the third quarter.
—ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
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There were playoff games scheduled back-to-back.
—Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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The club has now been held scoreless in back-to-back matches.
—ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
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Doing two healthy things back-to-back makes both more likely to stick.
—Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
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And the Dodgers, of course, are the back-to-back champs and the kings of the sport.
—Andy McCullough, New York Times, 22 July 2026
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Production has wrapped on both parts of the film, which were shot back-to-back.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
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So how many guys have ever robbed a grand slam and then hit a grand slam in back-to-back games?
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 5 June 2026
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Stephon Castle hit the court on back-to-back dunk attempts.
—ABC News, 22 May 2026
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No team has won back-to-back titles in nearly 10 years.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
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Jokic is a back-to-back champ, and even Kendrick Perkins bows down.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 9 Aug. 2026
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James had back-to-back forty-one-point games to stave off elimination.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
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For all the back-to-back work, there were some splashes of imposter syndrome.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
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Durant went on to win back-to-back championships.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
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The Sox found a way to bounce back after back-to-back walk-off losses.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
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Sundaram might see them on back-to-back days, then go three months without a sighting.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
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By my math, the Broncos are facing the league’s best two teams back-to-back.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
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Now to find a way to make sure the Warriors never have to play a back-to-back set.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 15 May 2026
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My back-to-back pizzas came out perfect at just about seven minutes each.
—Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
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The Sox suffered back-to-back walk-off losses to open the series.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
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For the last three decades, no team has ever selected the last two picks of the draft back-to-back.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
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Englert escaped back-to-back one-out singles in the sixth inning.
—Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2023
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But back-to-back weather extremes are playing a major role.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
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But getting rid of back-to-back games will do wonders to protect players’ health.
—Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
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Despite the back-to-back calls, fire units appeared to respond quickly to the house fire.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 3 Aug. 2026
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Bell and linebacker Dee Winters were not on the same page on back-to-back plays.
—Jim Barnes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Sep. 2026
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Now, Nawrocki and the Bearcats are on the quest for back-to-back state titles.
—Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
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