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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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Florida was the last program to win back-to-back national titles (2006-07) before UConn accomplished the historic feat last season, and the Gators seem primed to contend again.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2025
Trent Noah and Carr made back-to-back 3-pointers, and Williams drove the length of the court for a dunk.
—Rich Rovito, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
The six consecutive losses match a season high, and the loss on the second night of a back-to-back continues a trend that has hampered the Blue Jackets all season.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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Adjective or adverb
In the four back-to-back title-winning campaigns that preceded this season’s collapse, rivals often complained about a feeling of inevitability that each year City would just click into gear at some point and steamroller the league.
—Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 22 Mar. 2025
Florida was the last program to win back-to-back national titles (2006-07) before UConn accomplished the historic feat last season, and the Gators seem primed to contend again.
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 22 Mar. 2025
Trent Noah and Carr made back-to-back 3-pointers, and Williams drove the length of the court for a dunk.
—Rich Rovito, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2025
The six consecutive losses match a season high, and the loss on the second night of a back-to-back continues a trend that has hampered the Blue Jackets all season.
—Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-to-back. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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