six-pointer
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A five-point win in 2021, a three-pointer in 2022, and a six-pointer last season when Scotland scored one of the country's greatest tries to get the job done.
From BBC ● Feb. 22, 2024
Admittedly way too early for a six-pointer, but both sides lacked a clinical edge they will need to find before the season is done - or else rely on St Johnstone's poor form to continue.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2023
Now Salernitana faces another relegation six-pointer on Sunday against Cagliari, the team that replaced it in the bottom three.
From Seattle Times ● May 6, 2022
Watford get this crucial relegation six-pointer going ... but only after the teams take a knee.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2022
League Two’s three surviving fixtures include the absolutely massive bottom-of-the-table six-pointer between Oldham and Scunthorpe; the Iron are bottom on goal difference, Oldham have the worse form, and no game today looks more important.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 26, 2021
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