keep score

Example Sentences

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Running it as a business means you have skin in the game and an easy way to keep score, even if remuneration isn’t the primary goal.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“My little chicken scratches attempting to keep score when I was 6 or 7, and then I got better at it,” Cranston said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2024

The band will keep score, and a winner for each group will be announced.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2023

Still physically fit in his late 70s, Fryatt played tennis but couldn’t keep score or remember which side of the net he was supposed to be on.

From Washington Times • May 16, 2023

And I knew that if you could keep score for such a thing, and, of course, I did keep that score, my Degree of Loserdom would be nothing short of godlike.

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith