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

“However, the ocean carriers, the shippers, they keep score on customer service.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

This could be a case of target golf and low scoring, but that’s not the only way to keep score.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 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

There was a group playing volleyball, and no one was even pretending to keep score.

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt