How to Use winning/losing streak in a Sentence

winning/losing streak

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  • 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 bullpen heroics helped the red-hot Mets extend their winning streak to five games.
    — Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
  • 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
  • This race broke a four-Olympic winning streak by Jamaica in this event.
    — David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • Melbourne holds the longest winning streak record of 961 days.
    — Cheryl Russell, Orange County Register, 18 May 2024
  • The yield on the 10-year Treasury rose, while U.S. oil prices rebounded from a three-day losing streak.
    — Abid Ali, CNBC, 25 July 2024
  • The Royals dropped to 24-17 and snapped their three-game winning streak ahead of Sunday’s finale.
    — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 May 2024
  • The 2024 edition will see if the Fab Five can continue their winning streak for the seventh year.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 17 July 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
  • Injuries played a part, too: The Knicks exit the All-Star break on a four-game losing streak having dropped five of their last six games.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
  • In recent weeks, the Biden campaign has sought to reverse its losing streak by sounding the alarm about Project 2025.
    — Eric Cortellessa/butler, TIME, 19 July 2024
  • 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

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