hot streak
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A run of exceptionally good luck or performance.
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hot, streak.
Example Sentences
- "Jace was on a hot streak at the casino, winning five times in a row on the roulette wheel."
- "The local collegians played the Trenton school on the foreign court two weeks ago, and after holding the lead through the game, the Trenton team got a hot streak in the last minutes of play and tossed several long shots through the ring for a 16-12 windup in the favor."
- "Wolf had a faster pump than a slot-machine player on a hot streak."
- "At about six in the morning, she hit a hot streak and her piles of chips began to grow. A crowd gathered. She did a quick tally: not quite enough to pay off the notes she had signed, but if she kept playing smart, she would come out on top, and then quit for good."
- "Most players, fans, coaches, commentators believe the hot hand is widespread in game situations. You only have to watch a few basketball games to hear commentators mention a player as being "on fire" or having hot hand or hot streaks."
- "A hot streak of flame passed, singing, close above O'Hara's ear."