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

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SoFi Technologies stock surged 7.9% on Friday, extending a four-day winning streak and rising 17% for the week.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Coming into Thursday, shares have been on a five-day winning streak.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Sinner was also on a 30-match winning streak, having won five Masters 1000 titles in a row over the past three months on hard and clay courts.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

No longer was Sinner the dominant force in tennis, the steamroller who had come in riding a 30-match winning streak and the prohibitive favorite to win his first French Open.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

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