How to Use outscore in a Sentence

outscore

verb
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  • The Broncos then outscored the Toreros 39-18 the rest of the half.
    — Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The Kings also outscored the Suns 26-16 on points in the paint.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 13 Apr. 2024
  • The Rangers outscored the Blue Jays 35-9 in the four-game sweep north of the border.
    — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The Nuggets were outscored 39-18 over the remainder of the half.
    — Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 6 May 2024
  • The Spurs held the Hawks to 20 points in the third while outscoring them by 19 in the quarter.
    — Raul Dominguez, ajc, 20 Mar. 2023
  • In the first five minutes of the last five games, they’ve been outscored 58-25.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The Jets outscored the Broncos 23-8 in the second half.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The Packers have been outscored 63-6 in the first half of their last four games.
    — Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • Teams couldn’t outscore them and couldn’t score on them.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 1 June 2022
  • The Blazers best chance to win will be — wait for it — to outscore the Nuggets.
    — oregonlive, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The Panthers kept the game close but were outscored 16-12 in the fourth quarter.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The basket helped the Kings outscore the Clippers 20-4 in fast-break points.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2021
  • They were outscored 58-35 and could not match the pace of the Kentucky juniors.
    — Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2023
  • The Red Raiders went on to outscore the Panthers 28-7 for the remainder of the first half.
    — Ryan Mainville, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2021
  • To get to this point, the Rangers had to outscore opponents 37-15 from the fifth on in May.
    — Dallas News, 9 May 2021
  • The Suns can outscore them and shut them down on the defensive end.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 20 Jan. 2022
  • In his first six minutes, the Warriors were able to outscore Phoenix 25-14 and take the lead.
    — C.j. Holmes, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2022
  • The Lakers outscored Golden State 54-28 in the paint Tuesday.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2023
  • The tide turned in the third quarter for the Lakers, who outscored Baraga, 17-5.
    — Brad Emons, Detroit Free Press, 18 Mar. 2023
  • In the first eight minutes of each half, when the starters’ legs weren’t so wobbly, the Aztecs outscored the Cougars 33-19.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The Suns have outscored the Nuggets by 27 points in the series when the backup center has been on the court.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
  • In the six games since, the Timbers had earned just two points while being outscored 12-5.
    — Scott Sepich For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Brooklyn will still outscore teams and should coast to the Finals.
    — Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2021
  • The Razorbacks were outscored 44-40 in the second half.
    — Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Bruce Pearl’s team overcame a halftime deficit to outscore the Warhawks to win by 28.
    — al, 13 Nov. 2021
  • In the end, Lakota West would outscore St. Xavier 16-0 in the second half to snare the home opener.
    — Scott Springer, The Enquirer, 20 Aug. 2022
  • The Showboats have been outscored by 10 points this season.
    — Mark Inabinett | [email protected], al, 17 June 2023
  • During their four-game skid, the Angels were outscored 29-15.. Drury did not play in the last two games of the streak.
    — Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2023
  • The Dodgers set an NL record for most runs in a playoff series while outscoring the Mets 46-26.
    — Jerry Beach, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Boxers have to learn how to outfight, outscore and outlast their opponents in the ring.
    — Arturo Conde, NBC News, 9 Oct. 2024

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