How to Use back-to-back in a Sentence

back-to-back

adjective or adverb
  • What was your body like after the back-to-back?
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 May 2026
  • Suter then gave up back-to-back hits as the Rays blew the game open.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 30 May 2026
  • The back-to-back walkoff losses that followed.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
  • He was also not allowed to play in both games of a back-to-back.
    — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 2 May 2026
  • There were playoff games scheduled back-to-back.
    — Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 21 May 2026
  • The club has now been held scoreless in back-to-back matches.
    — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Stephon Castle hit the court on back-to-back dunk attempts.
    — ABC News, 22 May 2026
  • No team has won back-to-back titles in nearly 10 years.
    — Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026
  • Durant went on to win back-to-back championships.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 3 June 2026
  • Sundaram might see them on back-to-back days, then go three months without a sighting.
    — John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
  • By my math, the Broncos are facing the league’s best two teams back-to-back.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 15 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • Englert escaped back-to-back one-out singles in the sixth inning.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 27 May 2023
  • But back-to-back weather extremes are playing a major role.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 12 June 2026
  • But getting rid of back-to-back games will do wonders to protect players’ health.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 23 May 2026
  • Now, Nawrocki and the Bearcats are on the quest for back-to-back state titles.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026
  • While the Mets might want to paint a rosy picture after back-to-back wins, the team is far from fixed.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Vea is coming off back-to-back 50 pressure seasons.
    — Daniel Popper, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • Feduccia and the Rays were robbed of back-to-back homers in the sixth by their own ballpark.
    — ABC News, 15 May 2026
  • The prime-time contests start with back-to-back night games in Weeks One and Two.
    — Jeff Fedotin, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • At the end of a long day of back-to-back classes, that stiff dorm mattress might not be the most comfortable.
    — Abby Wilson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2023
  • No team has ever forced an opponent into scoring an own goal in back-to-back games.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 20 June 2026
  • Nobody had two pictures back-to-back that were so big and gathered so much attention.
    — Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
  • Playing their two most upbeat songs back-to-back at the top of the show risked a lag in the rest of the performance.
    — Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 18 June 2023
  • Johnson and Fam answered with back-to-back 3-pointers.
    — ABC News, 27 June 2026
  • My dream weekend is getting up late and watching like four films back-to-back, and ordering food.
    — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026
  • And finally, how many back-to-back road games are the Dolphins slated to play?
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
  • Will right guard Austin Corbett bounce back after back-to-back knee surgeries?
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 26 Jan. 2024

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