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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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The stock market’s little winning streak ran into a wall of market worries.

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The stock is currently riding a five week winning streak and added nearly 1% on Tuesday to kick off the holiday shortened week.

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Looking at the weekly chart of the State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF, the fund is riding a rare six-week winning streak, supported by robust volume.

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England travelled north for the latest Calcutta Cup clash on a 12-game winning streak whereas Scotland had lost all their previous seven Tests against teams ranked in the world's top 10.

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