How to Use consecutively in a Sentence
consecutively
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The new 18-song set is Combs’ fifth top 10, all earned consecutively, on the chart.
—Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 2 Apr. 2023
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The 49ers have consecutively won the last five games between the two teams.
—Bychris Morris, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2024
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But the price for the franchise tag climbs each year it is used consecutively.
—David Wysong, The Enquirer, 7 Mar. 2023
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The sentences are to be served consecutively, the judge said.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024
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As part of her plea deal, Franke agreed to serve a prison term and agreed that her sentences would run consecutively.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Feb. 2024
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Under the plea agreement, Franke agreed to serve a prison term and the sentences will run consecutively.
—Amy Beth Hanson, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2023
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The $1 million prize went to the person from that group that picked 29 games consecutively before a loss.
—Yun Li, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
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The sentence on all counts could be made to run consecutively, which would lead to a sentence in the neighborhood of 400 years.
—Gabriel J. Chin, Fortune, 10 June 2023
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Four country songs have topped the Hot 100 consecutively for the first time in the chart’s history, extending a record run for the genre.
—Gary Trust, Billboard, 5 Sep. 2023
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He was given at least four years for the two most serious charges and then two years for the weapons charge, all which will run consecutively.
—Mark Osborne, ABC News, 15 Dec. 2022
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Sales have grown for the last three years consecutively, and StockX expects that this year’s numbers will outpace that of 2024.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 1 June 2025
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The judge ruled that all sentences would be served consecutively – that means one after the other – for a total of at least 56 years in prison.
—Stepheny Price, Fox News, 9 May 2024
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The Buffalo Bills took a pair of cornerbacks consecutively in the sixth round of last year's draft.
—Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
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The judge ordered the sentences to be served at the same time and not consecutively, which would have required Shirilla to spend at least 30 years in prison.
—Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
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That sentence is to be served consecutively after the New York prison term.
—Anastasia Tsioulcas, NPR, 25 Apr. 2024
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The women’s sentences of one to 15 years per count will run consecutively.
—Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
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Lyon played in only five games from that point on, and three of those came consecutively when Mrázek and Talbot were banged up.
—Max Bultman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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She was sentenced to two 12-year prison terms to serve consecutively.
—Corin Cesaric, Peoplemag, 20 June 2024
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Judge Lisa Lench sentenced Weinstein to eight years for count 1, six years for count 2 and two years for count 3, to be served consecutively.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2023
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Sunday's game will mark the sixth time Mahomes has played in the AFC championship game -- all of them consecutively.
—Casey L. Moore, USA TODAY, 29 Jan. 2024
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Both sentences will be served consecutively for a total of 60 years in prison.
—Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 12 Mar. 2025
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The sequel Iron Flame has remained on the list consecutively since its release last year.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 22 July 2024
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Those sentenced will be served consecutively and mean she could be released in eight years.
—Chris Spargo, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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The judge ordered five of the life sentences be served consecutively, KETK reports.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
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Djokovic has won the Miami Open six times — three of those consecutively.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 18 Mar. 2023
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This sentence must be served consecutively to the state life sentence.
—Beth Warren, The Courier-Journal, 30 Apr. 2024
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His lawyers asked for the term to be served concurrently rather than consecutively to restrict his sentence to 15 years to life, which the judge denied.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Sep. 2023
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The prison sentences will run consecutively, a total of 14 years.
—Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2024
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Three of those sentences are to be served consecutively.
—Allison Elyse Gualtieri, CBS News, 31 July 2023
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In addition, Soliman is charged with two counts of use of an incendiary device, which could add up to 48 years if served consecutively.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2025
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