- present participle of score.
scoring
Example Sentences
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One phrase being used by Burnham's inner circle to describe his approach to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch and other opposition MPs is "problem solving, not point scoring".
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Westlake finished the scoring in the fourth on a one-yard plunge by running back Nazir Esanbor and a 35-yard field goal by kicker Gabriel Goroyan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Parton broke out in 1967, scoring her first hit, a biting number titled “Dumb Blonde,” and then landing a gig with the country star Porter Wagoner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
It was about a legally blind player who made our team, legitimately earning his spot over some sighted players and also scoring in a game.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
Dennis used to sit around with stacks of sheet music when I first met him, scribbling at it and scoring it out.
From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride
