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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Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2025
New Orleans won despite the absence of Zion Williamson, who was held out on the second night of a back-to-back due to return to competition reconditioning.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Cincinnati didn’t have a big-body back on the roster last year and this one is coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons — first at Oregon State and then at Miami.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Under Coach Tom Thibodeau, the Knicks are heading into the NBA All-Star weekend on the heels of back-to-back wins.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
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Adjective or adverb
While Orlando, Detroit and Atlanta were all done for break, Miami traveled to Dallas on the second night of a back-to-back Thursday.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Feb. 2025
New Orleans won despite the absence of Zion Williamson, who was held out on the second night of a back-to-back due to return to competition reconditioning.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
Cincinnati didn’t have a big-body back on the roster last year and this one is coming off back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons — first at Oregon State and then at Miami.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
Under Coach Tom Thibodeau, the Knicks are heading into the NBA All-Star weekend on the heels of back-to-back wins.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 14 Feb. 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-to-back. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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