score
noun
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
has been scoring
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present perfect progressiveof score (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The big problem has been scoring and saving them, with United's players scoring seven goals fewer than Premier League players have historically from the chances they've had and conceding four goals more.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
Smerilli, 47, hails from Abruzzo, Italy, and has been scoring films in his homeland for about a decade — but “A Different Man” was his first American production.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
Farther south, in the emerging Hillman City neighborhood, Archipelago has been scoring high marks for its harmonious meldings of Northwest ingredients and Filipino cuisine.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2022
New Jersey has been scoring at a brisk clip over the past five weeks.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2022
My very proper and punctilious mother, too, has been scoring me lately.
From Leah Mordecai by Belle K. (Belle Kendrick) Abbott
