scoring

Example Sentences

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He uses “value capture,” for example, to describe situations where we allow a scoring system to displace our true purposes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

As Mr. Nguyen notes, “two scoring systems don’t interoperate,” and so it is impossible to become the most successful person in the entire virtual world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Fourteen months later he became the first Slovenian to play in the NHL, making his debut as a teenager and scoring two goals against the Ducks.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

However, their decision to water the greens each morning - softening them for the following day - has made scoring easier as the week has gone on.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Vancouver answered in the third period, scoring the game’s deciding goal, and then, when Medicine Hat pulled its goalie in desperation, Vancouver scored a third time.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell