score
noun
the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
scores
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pluralof score.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof score (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
scorenounthe record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
Example Sentences
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While they performed about as well in math as in 2022, they climbed the rankings to 27th as students from other countries saw their scores fall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
The quake destroyed schools, hospitals and scores of residential buildings across several towns and cities.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
Researchers compared participants' genetic data with differences in their personality scores to identify genetic variants associated with each trait.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Average scores increased from 473 in 2023 to 476 however improvements were greater in other nations with English teens hitting 516 - up 13 compared with three years earlier.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Bit by bit scores of others emerged, their shiny black bodies, flailing limbs, and beady eyes glinting in the early-morning sun.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
