- present participle of score.
scoring
Britishnoun
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the act or practice of scoring
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orchestration See orchestrate
Example Sentences
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In a breakout international summer, Cox impressed by scoring fifties in all three Tests when picked to bat number three against Pakistan.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Ravens became the first NFL team since at least 1980 to produce a scoring drive after receiving a kickoff with under 10 seconds remaining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
After scoring the Republic of Ireland's third goal, Jack Moylan removed his armband and kissed it before kissing his team's badge.
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
With every snap he took, he showed how different he was from the inconsistent hotshot he’d once been, completing 19 of 25 passes and leading Oregon on six scoring drives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
Bien broke his middle-school’s scoring record his first year in Indiana, with nineteen goals.
From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John
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