Example Sentences

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Despite a club form of 42 goals in 44 appearances for Real Madrid, Mbappe has scored one goal in his past four international appearances.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

FuelCell has scored big from the artificial-intelligence boom.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Canada has never won a World Cup game and has scored just one goal of its own in two previous trips to the tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Alex Todd has scored prime seats to Super Bowls, Stanley Cup Finals, the World Series and every New York Knicks playoff game this year besides their matchup on Mother’s Day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Though Yifeng has scored seventeenth on the department exam, he is one of the ten picked to go.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen