scoring

Example Sentences

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American fourth seed Tommy Paul saved three match points before scoring a battling three-set victory over unseeded Argentine Roman Burruchaga to win the ATP Houston US Men's Clay Court Championship on Sunday.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

A tearful Scotney was lifted into the air by trainer Shane McGuigan upon hearing the result, with one judge scoring it 96-94 and the other two seeing it much wider at 100-90.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

I found that eliminating gimme putts has helped my game and scoring as I maintain my focus better.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The Dodgers’ hitters might be waiting on a wakeup call, but the Guardians jumped on Yoshinobu Yamamoto in the third inning, scoring twice on miscues by him and catcher Smith.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It was his fault that he pressed the wrong button on the camcorder and none of the film turned out, so there was no movie of the day I broke the single-season scoring record.

From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli