Showing results for winning streak. Search instead for winning+streak.

winning streak

Idioms

A series of consecutive successes, a run of good luck, as in Our son-in-law has been on a winning streak with his investments. This expression comes from gambling. [Mid-1900s]

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

That strength, however, might have temporarily ended with this week’s bearish dark cloud cover candle, which stopped a 14-week winning streak.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The Cboe Treasury Note Yield 10 Year Index is striving for its first four-week winning streak today, which would be its first in 11 months.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The dollar extended its winning streak to three consecutive quarters in the first three months of the year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

It was the last time that the Lakers lost before their current nine-game winning streak, which is the franchise’s longest since the 2019-20 season that culminated with their 17th NBA championship.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

Experts expected that Petrosian would follow his conservative style and try to achieve a draw, to break Fischer’s winning streak.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023