Below you will find example sentences with "five straight". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Five Straight in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: straight
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 24.1 words

Words in this phrase

five straight

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • five can mean: A numerical value equal to 5; the number following four and preceding six. Common word
  • straight can mean: Not crooked, curly, or bent; having a constant direction throughout its length. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 4 start, 10 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

allen scored five straight points to 1× consistently winning five straight games and 1× five straight first quarter 1× five straight points from 1× football winning five straight after firing 1× half with five straight points to 1× has won five straight in the 1× later on five straight points by 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a rebound and 1× a victory would 1× after starting the 1× at my 19th 1× baranski s agnes 1× brooklyn has won 1×

Common sentence endings:

against the division 1× at the break 1× away league wins 1× big ten west 1× breaking a sweat 1× coordinator ken dorsey 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

season 7× games 6× won 4× points 4× lost 3× league 3× win 3× ten 3× put 3× winning 3× eagles 2× series 2×

Related phrases

five years rating five five counts five assists five nights five days five times five hundred five seasons five rebounds

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around straight:

third straight 13× straight line 11× fifth straight 9× straight games 8× straight season 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

five stars five seats five seasons five runs five rebounds five nights

Just after it in the phrase index:

five thousand five times five touchdowns five years fixed income fixed rate

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

five years five counts five assists five nights five days five times

Same ending:

third straight fifth straight ninth straight

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "five straight" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 24.1 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as allen scored five straight points to, consistently winning five straight games and, season, games and won stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with five years, rating five, five counts, third straight, straight line and fifth straight, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with five straight

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Brooklyn has won five straight in the series and four straight in Atlanta. (13 words)

Warriors: Curry has made at least five 3-pointers in five straight games. (13 words)

At one point, he won 11 straight games that included five straight service breaks. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

After starting the season 8-3, Miami then lost five straight before beating the Jets on the final day of the regular season to finish 9-8 and clinch a spot in the postseason. (34 words)

Baranski’s Agnes is no longer imprisoned in her fusty drawing room for five straight episodes—she goes outside in the season premiere, practically tying her first-season tally in just one episode. (33 words)

Iowa: The Hawkeyes have lost three straight years to Penn State and five straight overall in the series, but they are still very much in contention to win the Big Ten West. (32 words)

Example sentences (20)

Meanwhile Dallas has won 14 straight at home and the Eagles have lost here five straight trips.

Seattle handed St. Louis City (5-2-0) its second straight loss after the league’s newest team began the season with five straight victories.

At one point, he won 11 straight games that included five straight service breaks.

Brooklyn has won five straight in the series and four straight in Atlanta.

Iowa: The Hawkeyes have lost three straight years to Penn State and five straight overall in the series, but they are still very much in contention to win the Big Ten West.

Two straight baskets by Myers put Leslie back ahead, then Myers closed the half with five straight points to give the Lady Eagles a 33-27 advantage at the break.

Of the five teams in the NL Central, the Reds are playing the most consistently, winning five straight games and eight of their last ten.

In the last five games, the Bills have been one of the best teams in football, winning five straight after firing offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey.

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The win snapped a string of four losses in five games for Clemson (13-5, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) and snapped Florida State's run of five straight wins.

Clinging to a five point edge in the third, Allen scored five straight points to double that cushion.

He has a chance to reach a fourth ten-win season in five years, but fans harp on the five straight losses to rival Ohio State since he arrived.

Warriors: Curry has made at least five 3-pointers in five straight games.

After starting the season 8-3, Miami then lost five straight before beating the Jets on the final day of the regular season to finish 9-8 and clinch a spot in the postseason.

A rebound and put-back by Lindsey made it 34-21 and later on, five straight points by Cone pushed the Good Hope lead to 39-25.

At my 19th birthday party I was able to down five straight sambucas without breaking a sweat.

A victory would be a fourth in a row in the league, and it would also see them match a club record of five straight away league wins.

Baranski’s Agnes is no longer imprisoned in her fusty drawing room for five straight episodes—she goes outside in the season premiere, practically tying her first-season tally in just one episode.

Colorado had won a season-high five straight games but stopped to 12-33 against the NL West, their worst winning percentage against the division.

Five straight first-quarter goals had put them in the box seat, none better than a silky running effort from captain Jordan Dawson that punished lazy Suns defending.

Five straight points from former Nugget Bol Bol gave the Magic the lead with eight minutes to play.

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