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
Jack McCallumExamples 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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Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The Gators took a 7-5 lead on back-to-back RBI doubles by Bobby Boser and Brendan Lawson in the sixth inning against Arkansas right-hander Will McEntire.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
Defensive backs Jadyn Hudson and Jadyn Marshall made interceptions on back-to-back plays to lead the defense.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The club produced back-to-back shutouts for the first time since last September against the Washington Nationals.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025
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Adjective or adverb
But one season removed from the worst campaign in franchise history, the Pistons became the first team to triple its win total from the season before during back-to-back 82-game seasons.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The Gators took a 7-5 lead on back-to-back RBI doubles by Bobby Boser and Brendan Lawson in the sixth inning against Arkansas right-hander Will McEntire.
—Matt Jones, Arkansas Online, 27 Apr. 2025
Defensive backs Jadyn Hudson and Jadyn Marshall made interceptions on back-to-back plays to lead the defense.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
The club produced back-to-back shutouts for the first time since last September against the Washington Nationals.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-to-back. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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