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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CBS News, 17 May 2026
Across Oahu’s North Shore, an area famed for its big-wave surfing, the small farms that help supply the island’s food are struggling after back-to-back storms in March brought the state’s worst flooding in two decades.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander is the 14th player in NBA history to win the award back-to-back.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Bishop Moore would go up 26-0 when McCullough, on back-to-back drives, when Micah Clark came up big.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
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Adjective or adverb
The back-to-back champion Dodgers recalled right-handers Paul Gervase and Chayce McDermott and optioned left-hander Charlie Barnes to Triple-A Oklahoma City.
—CBS News, 17 May 2026
Across Oahu’s North Shore, an area famed for its big-wave surfing, the small farms that help supply the island’s food are struggling after back-to-back storms in March brought the state’s worst flooding in two decades.
—Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2026
Gilgeous-Alexander is the 14th player in NBA history to win the award back-to-back.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026
Bishop Moore would go up 26-0 when McCullough, on back-to-back drives, when Micah Clark came up big.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2026
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“Back-to-back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/back-to-back. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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