back-to-back
1 of 2adjective or adverb
1
: facing in opposite directions and often touching
2
: coming one after the other : consecutive
plural back-to-backs
1
British
: a house that is connected in a row with other houses on each side and with a similar row of houses behind it
These were where the millworkers dwelt, the worst of them known as back-to-backs because that is how they were built, without intervening space.—
Geoffrey Moorhouse
Geoffrey Moorhouse2
sports
: a sequence of two games scheduled to be played on consecutive days
Miami began to beat elite teams and was bloodlessly efficient in the second half of back-to-backs, winning 11 in a row over a three-month stretch, a sign of a team with toughness.—Jack McCallum
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Examples of back-to-back in a Sentence
Adjective or adverb
the three movies in the series were filmed back-to-back so that the cast members wouldn't age visibly on screen
the new governor was soon facing several back-to-back crises
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Sophomore forward Taji Alexa, also playing in her first varsity game against Marist, led McAuley (6-3) with 18 points, including back-to-back baskets on layups off steals to open the second half.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Grief is for People, Sloane Crosley In 2019, twin crises hit Sloane Crosley back-to-back.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The film was shot back-to-back with yet another sequel, 28 Years Later Part II: The Bone Temple.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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Adjective or adverb
Dow notches fourth straight day of losses U.S. markets fell on Tuesday as the S&P 500 lost 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 0.25%, with both indexes notching back-to-back losses.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
Sophomore forward Taji Alexa, also playing in her first varsity game against Marist, led McAuley (6-3) with 18 points, including back-to-back baskets on layups off steals to open the second half.
—Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 10 Dec. 2024
Grief is for People, Sloane Crosley In 2019, twin crises hit Sloane Crosley back-to-back.
—Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
The film was shot back-to-back with yet another sequel, 28 Years Later Part II: The Bone Temple.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-to-back. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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