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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Jack Milko, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
The Barclay Goodrow-Yanni Gourde-Blake Coleman line was the X-factor for Tampa Bay’s back-to-back Cup wins, providing defense and clutch scoring.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 June 2025
For back-to-back nights, more than 45,000 fans packed the Big A to see the Savannah Bananas — a team born from a small-time collegiate summer team that became a tour de force that has forever changed baseball.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Williams has never lost back-to-back fights, following his past two UFC defeats with decision wins.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Adjective or adverb
After missing the fairway and making a bogey on the par-4 10th, Scheffler canned back-to-back birdie tries on the 11th and 12th holes.
—Jack Milko, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
The Barclay Goodrow-Yanni Gourde-Blake Coleman line was the X-factor for Tampa Bay’s back-to-back Cup wins, providing defense and clutch scoring.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 2 June 2025
For back-to-back nights, more than 45,000 fans packed the Big A to see the Savannah Bananas — a team born from a small-time collegiate summer team that became a tour de force that has forever changed baseball.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
Williams has never lost back-to-back fights, following his past two UFC defeats with decision wins.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 1 June 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 Jun. 2025.
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