How to Use consecutive in a Sentence

consecutive

adjective
  • The 14 consecutive wins equals the all-time school record.
    — Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The last time there were two consecutive years like this was in 1878.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This June, for the third consecutive season, the Celtics will not have a first-round pick.
    — Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Ora was at the desk for a third consecutive season to fill in for Nicole Scherzinger.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Now, for the third consecutive week, the Giants will have to play without Jones.
    — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The one thing the defense didn’t do — for the third consecutive game — was produce a takeaway.
    — Jeff Miller, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Pass two consecutive arms of your cross through the metal ring.
    — Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 20 Sep. 2023
  • The Nasdaq is on track to notch its sixth consecutive week up.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 2 June 2023
  • The Tigers got outscored 24-14 in the second half by Arkansas en route to the fourth consecutive loss of the season.
    — al, 29 Oct. 2022
  • In the first set, the only time a team scored more than two consecutive points came when Sage Creek scored four points in a row when down 18-16.
    — Tim Meehan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Nick Schmaltz scored a goal in his fourth consecutive game and has recorded 18 points in his last 14 games.
    — Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The coaching staff moved him to the bench against the Brooklyn Nets on Jan. 26 after 32 consecutive starts.
    — Detroit Free Press, 7 Feb. 2023
  • For the fourth consecutive season, Juwan Howard has gone to the transfer portal to grab a point guard.
    — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Tatum scored five consecutive points and then Smart scored five more.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Dec. 2022
  • For the third consecutive year, eight bull elk tags will be available, Spiegel said.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
  • Bruce Pearl’s Tigers (20-1) held the No. 1 ranking for the fourth consecutive week in Monday’s poll and the third in a row as the unanimous choice.
    — Aaron Beard, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • There was a four-minute stretch during the second half when the 6-foot-2 Beers scored 11 consecutive points for OSU, all on post ups.
    — oregonlive, 30 Dec. 2022
  • The Ducks hit 86 home runs this season, breaking the school record for the third consecutive season.
    — Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 23 May 2023
  • The Mojo are seeking to win consecutive matches for the first time.
    — Ivan Carter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Oregon won at home for the 23rd consecutive time, tying the Ducks’ record.
    — oregonlive, 22 Oct. 2022
  • On Friday morning the mercury reached the 60s for the fourth consecutive day.
    — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The Trojans had given up more than 34 points for a sixth consecutive game.
    — Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • The Packers won consecutive games for the first time since Week 4, improved to 6-8 and kept their hopes for the postseason alive.
    — Rob Reischel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The Hokies scored in all three phases of the game, but four turnovers doomed them in their second consecutive one-point loss.
    — Jimmy Robertson, ajc, 5 Nov. 2022
  • But the Longhorns strung together four consecutive points, and just like that, the season was over.
    — Steve Berkowitz, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2022
  • Jansen and Hekker are locked in to partner for a third consecutive season.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2024
  • For all that has gone sideways, the Heat have not lost consecutive games since a five-game losing streak that ran through Feb. 25.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The Brewers scored two runs in the bottom of the eighth to build a three-run cushion on the way to sending the Sox to a season-high 11th consecutive defeat.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2024
  • Juszczyk, who turns 34 in late April, has been named to nine consecutive Pro Bowls, giving the 49ers a unique threat who can block while also being a weapon in the passing game.
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Last week, the Arizona and New Mexico game and fish departments announced the wild Mexican wolf population grew for the ninth consecutive year — the longest continuous growth streak since the species was reintroduced into the wild in 1988.
    — Jessica Boehm, Axios, 10 Mar. 2025

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