How to Use score off in a Sentence

score off

phrasal verb
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  • These teams can shoot threes and score off fast breaks with the best.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
  • Mansour got space in the box and scored off a cross from Moustafa Meshaal.
    — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 29 June 2023
  • Smith scored off a pass from captain Lindsey Horan in the 14th minute.
    — CBS News, 21 July 2023
  • New York tied the game at 10:49 of the third period when Jessie Eldridge scored off a scramble in front.
    — Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 14 Jan. 2024
  • Parise, playing his third game for Colorado in his 19th NHL season, scored off a rush when the teams were skating 4-on-4.
    — Bob Sutton, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2024
  • On top of the game-opening fumble, Tigard scored off of two interceptions.
    — Nikstreng, oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Junior Lexi Larsen scored off a free-position restart in the first-minute sudden-death overtime to give the Braves a 16-15 win over their league rivals.
    — James Weber, The Enquirer, 26 May 2023
  • Rasmus Andersson scored off his own rebound at the 5:35 mark of the second as some Sharks players were caught out on the ice for over a minute.
    — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
  • To begin the match, the Rising nearly scored off of Federico Varela’s volley into the box off a corner kick.
    — Eli McKown, The Arizona Republic, 11 June 2023
  • By the time Kevon Looney, the team’s starting center, scored off an offensive rebound, Golden State led by 9.
    — Scott Cacciola, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2023
  • With the homer, Torres accounted for the only run scored off Gibson that didn’t originally reach base on a walk.
    — Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun, 4 July 2023
  • There will be political points scored off of prudish hypocrisy and modern-day social rot.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
  • But with the game appearing to be headed to overtime, Carmona scored off a corner kick, settling the ball with her first touch before firing it into the net.
    — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
  • In his second straight 30-point game, Wagner scored off an offensive rebound for the first basket in OT after the Bulls staged a late comeback.
    — Dick Scanlon, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Cramer ultimately came around to score off a throwing error by right fielder Kayley Lenger that went into the dugout.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 19 May 2024
  • He might not get challenged at the rim 26 times in this series, his presence acting as a complete deterrent, keeping the Warriors from even trying to score off the dribble at the rim.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
  • Towson gained more momentum with under 10 seconds left in the third quarter when Lily Holman scored off Gibson’s assist, making it 7-3 heading into the fourth quarter.
    — Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024

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