How to Use winning/losing streak in a Sentence

winning/losing streak

noun
  • The Royals were in the midst of what would be a six-game winning streak.
    Rustin Dodd, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The loss put an end to the Royals’ four-game winning streak.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 28 Apr. 2024
  • The Mets have lost four in a row after a six-game winning streak and dropped to 42-50.
    Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 16 July 2023
  • The Rangers came to town on a six-game winning streak, but head out having lost three straight.
    Joe Noga, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The program’s losing streak to the Tigers was extended to six straight and 10 of the past 11 meetings.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The good news: The Tigers (61-74) have won back-to-back games after snapping a five-game losing streak.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 2 Sep. 2023
  • The Red Sox had a chance to extend their winning streak to four games Tuesday night.
    Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Sep. 2023
  • One of the campaign’s highlights was a 14-game winning streak that tied a 30-year-old school record.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Coming into the game, the Mercury were 2-10 and on a six-game losing streak.
    Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 30 June 2023
  • The Red Sox managed to snap their three-game losing streak with a 6-4 win at Seattle.
    Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Worse than the Pistons, who went on a 28-game losing streak this season.
    Shane Young, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Denver boasts an eight-game winning streak against the Lakers.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 18 Apr. 2024
  • Can DeSoto beat its rival for the first time since 2016 and end a five-game losing streak in the series?
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • In the current five-game winning streak, the offense has shown signs of recovery.
    Evan Grant, Dallas News, 14 Sep. 2023
  • The winning streak is the eighth longest in team history and the lengthiest since 2008.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 2 May 2024
  • The Red Sox have responded to a five-game losing streak by winning six of their last seven at just the right time.
    Amin Touri, BostonGlobe.com, 8 July 2023
  • The Broncos hit eight straight free throws to secure the win and extend what was the nation’s longest home winning streak to 22 games.
    Ron Counts, Idaho Statesman, 5 Feb. 2024
  • Before their winning streak, the Orioles scored four or fewer runs in five straight games.
    Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2023
  • Sunday’s win marked the Chiefs' fourth in a row, extending their winning streak any time Swift, 33, is in the crowd — which started on Sept. 24.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Baylor has lost six straight games dating back to last season, the longest such losing streak for the Bears since 2017.
    Kevin Reynolds, The Salt Lake Tribune, 14 Sep. 2023
  • No other Reds starter has started a game this month that ended a losing streak.
    Gordon Wittenmyer, The Enquirer, 28 June 2023
  • And the Padres proved to be just that on the first night of a three-game series, with the Mets winning, 7-5, in 10 innings, extending their winning streak to six games.
    Scott Miller, New York Times, 8 July 2023
  • The Bucs will be looking for some payback after the Pilots snapped their eight-game winning streak.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2023
  • But Jordin Canada was determined to end the Sparks’ eight-game losing streak, capping the Sparks' late five-point surge.
    Indystar Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 26 July 2023
  • The two teams played each other last year in a 38-17 victory for the Knights that sparked their five-game winning streak on their way to a state title.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Aug. 2023
  • But the lawyers, from a group called Alliance Defending Freedom, were on a winning streak.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2023
  • What’s at stake: Oregon can snap its losing streak in the series and begin a new three-game series with Hawaii with a win.
    oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2023
  • The loss to San Jose State, while lopsided, at least came against a team that now is enjoying a five-game winning streak.
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Nov. 2023
  • A week later, New York, in the midst of an agonizing losing streak, played a home game in Bridgeport.
    David Waldstein Mimi D’autremont, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The winning streak in the Champions League group stage has been halted at 18 games for Bayern Munich.
    Manuel Veth, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023

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