score off
Britishverb
Example Sentences
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Needing 18 off the final over from Sciver-Brunt, De Klerk was unable to score off the first two balls.
From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026
Trying to score off those deliveries, with those shots, is the one thing you just do not do as a batter in Australia.
From BBC • Nov. 23, 2025
Henderson’s second error on a soft grounder by Reese McGuire allowed two more runs to score off Cionel Pérez in the seventh.
From Washington Times • Oct. 1, 2023
Oakland didn’t really threaten to score off Miller, who allowed just two hits with a walk and a hit by pitch.
From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023
You know I’ve been grinding at cricket like a horse lately, and he came down and watched me this afternoon, and I was in, and made no end of a lucky score off Dobson’s bowling.
From The Willoughby Captains by Reed, Talbot Baines
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