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Definition of Losing streak
1. Noun. A streak of losses.
Definition of Losing streak
1. Noun. An uninterrupted sequence of losses. ¹
2. Noun. (slang) menstruation ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Losing Streak
Literary usage of Losing streak
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Simple Life by Ruth Porter (2006)
"I have to turn this losing streak around. I even took Isabel with me a while ago
to see if that would change things." "I remember that." "You do? ..."
2. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"September 1969 Milwaukee's precipitous decline in the American League East was
accentuated by a 10-game losing streak —Herm Weiskopf. ..."
3. Experience: A Morality Play of Today by George Vere Hobart (1915)
"EXPERIENCE Nothing—except possibly a losing streak. GOOD NATURE (laughs) Every
time I win I bet five—every time I lose I bet a hundred—luck certanly is ..."
4. Baseball Goes to War by William B. Mead (1998)
"Although they dozed through a long losing streak in September, losing fifteen
games out of twenty, the Cardinals finished with 105 wins and forty-nine ..."
5. The Management and the Worker by George Francis Johnson (1920)
"... winning baseball or football teams are sometimes formed around a couple of
fine players; when these men are hurt, a losing streak starts. ..."
6. The Making of a Big Leaguer by Gilbert Patten, Burt L. Standish (1915)
"The Panthers, sore on account of a losing streak, and egged on by the approval
of the home fans, began early in the game with their rowdy tricks, ..."
7. He Usually Lived with a Female: The Life of a California Newspaperman by George Garrigues (2006)
"and sues him for divorce, slaps an attachment on the house and all his ready
capital and drives him into bankruptcy because, hitting a losing streak in his ..."
8. Left Guard Gilbert by Ralph Henry Barbour (1916)
""Oh, I dare say, Danny, but don't let's start the losing streak until next year.
I want to manage a winning team. Well, so long. ..."
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