- present participle of score.
scoring
Britishnoun
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the act or practice of scoring
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orchestration See orchestrate
Example Sentences
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Yet, Jackson's time at Bayern Munich - helping them win the Bundesliga last season - gave him a 21.1% conversion rate, scoring eight goals in 1,004 minutes of game time.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Asked which is more exhilarating — scoring a goal or a touchdown — the two looked at each other and said in unison: “A touchdown!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Stanford University sleep professor Rafael Pelayo noted that two human technicians scoring the same night often disagree by up to 20%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
The guidelines recommend using validated risk scoring tools that take kidney function into account.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026
And as they expected more of me, I expected more of myself, and it just grew and grew until I was scoring twelve points a game.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
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