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

Third Straight in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: straight
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 13
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 28.8 words

Words in this phrase

third straight

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • third can mean: The ordinal form of the cardinal number three; Coming after the second. 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, 9 middle, 7 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

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

for the third straight year 2× brooklyn its third straight loss 1× earned her third straight final four 1× for a third straight day that 1× for a third straight game there 1× for a third straight losing season 1× for a third straight season and 1× for the third straight day and 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for a third 2× for the third 2× and the maternal 1× arkansas 22 13 1× arkansas and coach 1× bowser also scored 1×

Common sentence endings:

third straight year 2× a postseason berth 1× and public events 1× championship since 2016 1× could not board 1× i state crown 1×

Context words

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

season 8× game 6× title 5× scored 5× won 4× year 4× last 3× points 3× goal 3× yard 3× women 3× postseason 2×

Related phrases

third quarter finished third third largest third consecutive third round third row straight line third floor finishing third third degree

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around straight:

straight line 11× fifth straight 9× five straight 8× straight games 8× straight season 7×

Just before it in the phrase index:

third row third round third quarter third period third largest third inning

Just after it in the phrase index:

third worst thomas cook thomas wayne thought experiment thousand dollars thousand people

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

third quarter third largest third consecutive third round third row third floor

Same ending:

fifth straight five straight ninth straight

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "third straight" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 28.8 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as for the third straight year, brooklyn its third straight loss, season, game and title stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with third quarter, finished third, third largest, straight line, fifth straight and five straight, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with third straight

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

Short example sentences

Nelson scored in the first and third periods, his third straight game with a goal. (15 words)

Arkansas and coach Eric Musselman return to the Sweet 16 for the third straight year. (15 words)

For a third straight game, there was a tie to be broken in the third period. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Stuart Skinner made 24 saves and nearly posted his third shutout of the season as Edmonton won its third straight, kept the pressure on Vegas for second place in the Pacific Division and swept all four games in the season series with Seattle. (43 words)

Nazem Kadri scored earlier in the third to tie the game, and MacKinnon beat Elvis Merzlikins with a slap shot from the left point as Avalanche rolled to their third straight win and sixth in the in the last seven games. (41 words)

Bowser also scored on a three-yard run and Drew Luckenbaugh kicked a 23-yard field goal as the Wildcats (4-3, 4-1 Big Ten) won their third straight game by rallying from an eight-point third-quarter deficit. (40 words)

Example sentences (20)

For the third straight season, he managed to rally his players together when the season seemed lost and made his third straight trip to the postseason.

The Chugiak girls won the team title at the meet for the third straight season as they chase a fourth-straight Division I state crown.

But the Angels are on track for a third straight losing season (76-81 entering Tuesday), and a fourth straight campaign without a postseason berth.

The Mohigans are playing in the title game for a third straight season and are in pursuit of their third state championship since 2016.

For a third straight game, there was a tie to be broken in the third period.

Kilde hit the fences at the last turn of the longest downhill of the season when racing for the third straight day, and after two third-place results loaded his schedule with media and public events.

Stuart Skinner made 24 saves and nearly posted his third shutout of the season as Edmonton won its third straight, kept the pressure on Vegas for second place in the Pacific Division and swept all four games in the season series with Seattle.

For a third morning, she received the same battery of tests, which she passed, and was told by airport staff for a third straight day that she could not board.

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In Atlanta, John Collins had 33 points and 13 rebounds and rookie Cam Reddish scored 17 of his career-high 26 points in the third quarter as the Hawks handed Brooklyn its third straight loss.

Nazem Kadri scored earlier in the third to tie the game, and MacKinnon beat Elvis Merzlikins with a slap shot from the left point as Avalanche rolled to their third straight win and sixth in the in the last seven games.

Nico Hischier scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the Devils beat the New York Islanders 2-1 Thursday night for their third straight win.

Breanna Stewart earned her third straight Final Four Most “Outstanding Player award by scoring eight points with a game-high 15 rebounds to lead the Huskies to their 10th national championship overall and third in a row.

For the third straight year, Helm took home the 100-yard backstroke title with a time of 54.35 seconds, her third victory of the meet.

The defeat for third seed Halep means it has now been 12 years since the last successful title defence in Paris – Belgian Justine Henin’s third straight triumph in 2007.

Bowser also scored on a three-yard run and Drew Luckenbaugh kicked a 23-yard field goal as the Wildcats (4-3, 4-1 Big Ten) won their third straight game by rallying from an eight-point third-quarter deficit.

Nelson scored in the first and third periods, his third straight game with a goal.

With the finish line now back in its traditional location of Dakar, Bruno Saby won a third title for Mitsubishi and Peterhansel took a third straight success in the motorcycle category.

And the maternal mortality rate for Black women remains a national shame: In 2021, it was than that of white women — the third straight year of significant increases in Black women’s pregnancy-related deaths.

Arkansas (22-13) and coach Eric Musselman return to the Sweet 16 for the third straight year.

Arkansas and coach Eric Musselman return to the Sweet 16 for the third straight year.

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