score
noun
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
scored
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past participleof score.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof score.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scorenounthe record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
Example Sentences
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It scored a play later, to cut the lead to seven.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
Still, while the company has scored a number of deals with hyperscalers and AI companies, those deals haven’t yet markedly increased its revenue, noted Ishan Majumdar, an analyst at Baptista Research, a financial advisory.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 19, 2026
Four plays later, Rutgers scored, cutting USC’s lead to three.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
He was the first unsigned rapper to win a Mobo Award in 2006, and scored a top 10 hit in 2012 with the single Level Up.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
At any rate he scored a bed-cover out of it; for when we returned a few hours later to look for it, it was no longer to be found.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
