How to Use consecutive in a Sentence

consecutive

adjective
  • Bachar gave up consecutive walks to start the ninth.
    — Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Brunicke has been a healthy scratch for two consecutive games.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Rents dropped for the fifth consecutive month.
    — Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Tatum scored five consecutive points and then Smart scored five more.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Dec. 2022
  • Pass two consecutive arms of your cross through the metal ring.
    — Sandra Gutierrez G., Popular Science, 20 Sep. 2023
  • His 19th win tied him for the eighth spot for most consecutive wins.
    — Kate Perez, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Teams would be able to trade draft picks, but a club couldn’t trade its first-round pick in consecutive drafts.
    — Ronald Blum, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
  • Its the sixth consecutive quarter of same-store sales growth.
    — Ryan Baker, CNBC, 14 June 2025
  • Wendler has not allowed a run over three consecutive starts.
    — Lou Ponsi, Oc Register, 15 May 2026
  • The 49ers have now won five consecutive wild-card games.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • The Nasdaq is on track to notch its sixth consecutive week up.
    — Krystal Hur, CNN, 2 June 2023
  • The Scots opened the second half with three consecutive goals to tie the game.
    — Alex Kushel, Sun Sentinel, 10 May 2026
  • Brinkman then gave up two consecutive walks, but got out of the sixth inning after that.
    — Dan Rios, Daily News, 2 May 2026
  • The race marked Zilisch's fourth consecutive win.
    — Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Trevor Noah is set to host the show for the sixth consecutive – and final – year.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The Beavers had none for a second consecutive game, and for the third time in five games.
    — oregonlive, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Trevor Noah will host the show for a sixth consecutive — and final — year.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2026
  • That broke his streak of 14 consecutive makes.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Wiggins will miss an eighth consecutive game with a toe injury.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Ohtani swung through it and struck out swinging at three consecutive pitches.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • For the third consecutive year, eight bull elk tags will be available, Spiegel said.
    — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
  • Rhule’s second team then lost four consecutive games.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The last time there were two consecutive years like this was in 1878.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
  • This is the third consecutive year the hospitals win this award.
    — Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Texas returned the favor with three consecutive wins of its own.
    — Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Witt has stolen at least 30 bases in four consecutive seasons.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Taft drew consecutive walks from Velasquez with one out.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026
  • His consecutive wins here are reason enough.
    — Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Josh Flick led the way with five goals and three assists, his third consecutive game with at least four goals.
    — Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 Apr. 2022
  • Somebody lucked out on a pick-six — picking six consecutive winners in a row at the track.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026

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