How to Use consecutive in a Sentence

consecutive

adjective
  • Fairhope improved to 12-8 with its fifth consecutive game.
    Ben Thomas | Bthomas@al.com, al, 24 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Needed after allowing 70 points in the first half in consecutive games for the first time in the franchise’s 35 seasons.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The man who led Butler to two consecutive national championship games was inducted Thursday.
    Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The 14 consecutive wins equals the all-time school record.
    Steve Brand, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2023
  • This June, for the third consecutive season, the Celtics will not have a first-round pick.
    Adam Himmelsbach, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • For the third consecutive year, eight bull elk tags will be available, Spiegel said.
    Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 May 2023
  • 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
  • The Trojans had given up more than 34 points for a sixth consecutive game.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Jansen and Hekker are locked in to partner for a third consecutive season.
    Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 24 June 2024
  • 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
  • The game’s key stretch came in the top of the seventh inning, when the Dodgers were trailing 4-3 and in danger of suffering a third consecutive loss.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2023
  • Madagascar was the real draw for months of consecutive cruises on the Dawn for Herd.
    Zach Wichter, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Those thinking the T’Wolves win a fifth consecutive game can get +168 on the moneyline.
    Nick Hennion, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Meanwhile, the birth rate has hit record lows, and the number of children has fallen for 43 consecutive years.
    Byjason Ma, Fortune, 12 May 2024
  • Three of those films were selected in the past two years and were chosen in consecutive quarters.
    Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Feb. 2024
  • In Maine, breeding pairs increased for the sixth consecutive year.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 15 Nov. 2023
  • France faced trouble with the bases loaded in the first inning but got consecutive strikeouts to escape the jam.
    Tim Booth, Chron, 7 May 2023
  • The Bruins haven’t won three consecutive games since the first two weekends of the conference schedule.
    Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2024
  • Tyler Wahl has scored in double figures in five consecutive games and 10 of 15 overall.
    Jeff Potrykus, Journal Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
  • After five consecutive weekends of growth, box office revenue this weekend is on course to be down 45 percent from the same frame last year.
    Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
  • That song has already become her fifth consecutive top 10 hit on Adult R&B Airplay and is gaining traction across social media.
    Kyle Denis, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2024

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