Example Sentences

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Two of Varela’s friends, who Cortez said knew nothing about baseball but help with scorekeeping and other tasks, have officially been added to the roster.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023

Both authors claim to eschew domestic scorekeeping and yet ultimately recommend exactly that.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2022

Admit you start internally scorekeeping and then feel petty for it.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022

You are grown adults with plenty of money; if there’s something you want for yourself, go ahead and buy it—this kind of petty scorekeeping around gift-giving is barely excusable when little children do it.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2018

He never felt comfortable sitting with the other fathers, so his scorekeeping duties gave him something to do.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove