How to Use double-double in a Sentence

double-double

noun
  • Dengdit had double-doubles in two of the four games.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
  • The double-doubles are still there.
    — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
  • Gafford has recorded double-doubles in each of his last three games.
    — Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Miller added nine assists, just one shy of the double-double.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Robinson had nine points, one short of a double-double.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Washington has racked up double-doubles in each of his past two starts.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Tuesday marked her fourth straight double-double.
    — James Boyd, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • The double-double had no caviar, which was probably a good thing.
    — Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Reese has recorded a 20-point double-double in five of her last six games.
    — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The double-double was Whyte’s sixth this season.
    — Darren Sabedra, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Tiller did record the first double-double of his KU career.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The Texas forward is on pace for a double-double by halftime.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Ivica Zubac didn’t have a double-double for the first time in nearly six weeks.
    — The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Zubac made his first six field-goal attempts and had a double-double with about four minutes still left in the first half.
    — Staff and News Service Reports, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Mueller pointed out that double-doubles are a given with Kuziela.
    — Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • White has five double-doubles this season and 11 in his career.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Lauren Betts added 18 points but saw her string of five straight double-doubles end.
    — Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
  • The big man had a double-double of 12 points and 13 rebounds.
    — Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Reese netted her fifth straight double-double in the 83-81 loss.
    — Katherine Fominykh, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2024
  • Towns had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.
    — ABC News, 25 May 2026
  • Banchero added 12 rebounds for his team-leading ninth double-double.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
  • Jakob Poeltl and Scottie Barnes each had a double-double.
    — ABC News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Banchero nearly notched a double-double in the first half with nine points and six assists alongside four rebounds.
    — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Ionescu recorded a double-double and Leonie Fiebich knocked down four treys.
    — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • Porter posted a double-double after getting benched at the end of Game 1.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Hunter Dickinson has 13 double-doubles, four in the last five games.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Elliot Cadeau nearly had a double-double.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Clark finished just shy of a double-double with 10 points, nine assists, three rebounds and two steals.
    — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Betts had her 10th double-double this season and the 43rd in her career.
    — CBS News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Adebayo now has scored 20 or more in nine of the last 10 games, with double-doubles in four of his last five games.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2026

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