How to Use in succession in a Sentence
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Plant in succession over two weeks to enjoy the corn over a longer period.
—Michelle Mastro, Martha Stewart, 5 Mar. 2026
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When he was finished with one, Smith would go to the others in succession.
—Mike Preston, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2024
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Three of those occasions have happened in succession over the last three weeks.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2022
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No other pitcher has struck out those three in succession this season.
—Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2024
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That’s why a couple bad plays in succession snowball into an avalanche.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 28 Nov. 2024
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Those two plays alone, in succession, were as good as the Rapids have looked in transition all year.
—Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025
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Mats Wieffer is out for the second match in succession with a toe injury.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
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As do the old-school kaiju flicks that sometimes run in succession on a busy Friday night.
—Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2022
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That would mean another run at Europe next year, a fourth in succession.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2024
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Keller’s win was its second in succession over Eaton and the series is knotted at three wins apiece.
—Randy Jennings, Dallas News, 16 Sep. 2023
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For the second away match in succession, Eddie Howe made changes at half-time.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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But his three eldest daughters, in succession, challenge each plank of their father's wish list.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
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Also, advised Coleman, try to choose plants that bloom in succession.
—Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2026
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Twins duo Brooks Lee and Jonah Bride both struck out in succession.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 24 May 2025
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The universal distress signal with a whistle is three short blasts in succession.
—Craig Caudill, Field & Stream, 16 Nov. 2023
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Gradient spheres pop up on the screen in succession before being erased by a single color.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2023
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All of these simple programs running in succession slows down the system and increases its cost.
—Marcelo Gracietti, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
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The prior two years saw Walker hit 36 and 33 home runs in succession.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 29 Nov. 2024
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Ten of those were in succession, a record; and each of them debuted at the summit, again, something never done before.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 17 Jan. 2024
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One of our photographers, Joshua Gunter, caught the scene in succession.
—Jane Morice | [email protected], cleveland, 29 Dec. 2021
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Adding native plants can be as simple as planting a large container on the deck or patio with a handful of plants that bloom in succession.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Aug. 2025
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Jacqueline adds that a pot of bulbs will be most striking when planted in different layers, which will flower in succession.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
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With Purdy missing his third game in succession and fifth overall, Mac Jones will get at least one more start.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025
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This forces the lower esophageal sphincter, the valve between the esophagus and the stomach, to open and close rapidly in succession.
—Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 3 July 2026
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Later, cockroaches, ants and other insects popped up in succession, and then a Raid can spraying the sky.
—Emma Balter, Chron, 17 Aug. 2022
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The Lions got off to a slow start, but that came to an end in the second quarter when the Lions scored three touchdowns in succession.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The former Phillies reliever retired his old teammates in succession.
—Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
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The layers are printed like pages in a magazine using a roll-to-roll press, where liquid functional inks are applied and dried in succession.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2025
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The Vikings aced the hard part of their schedule when the beat the 49ers, Texans and Packers in succession.
—Steve Silverman, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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Miguel Andujar drew a walk and Nick Castellanos doubled in succession in the first inning.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
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