game point
noun
: a situation (as in tennis) in which one player will win the game by winning the next point
also
: the point itself
Examples of game point in a Sentence
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Still, at game point, Reid relied on his three big guys to finish things off.
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Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
But the violence that followed the game points toward the safety challenges that emerge beyond school property.
—Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
Alcaraz then fired up an ace on game point to seize a 5-3 lead in the fifth.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 16 July 2023
Morant is a leading player on the Grizzlies with a game point average of 27.1 points per game and six rebounds per game.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2023
McDavid became the first player in NHL history to have five 10-game point streaks in a season, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record of four in 1986-87.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
Figure on one of U-M’s fab freshmen (perhaps Gavin Brindley, who’s riding a four-game point streak) to finally brush off Colgate’s Cinderella run.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
Miro Heiskanen entered with a 10-game streak while Seattle blueliner Vince Dunn had a 12-game point streak.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
The Kings have a 10-game point streak, even with leading scorer Kevin Fiala missing the past five games with a lower-body injury.
—Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024
But the violence that followed the game points toward the safety challenges that emerge beyond school property.
—Jack Stripling, Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2023
Alcaraz then fired up an ace on game point to seize a 5-3 lead in the fifth.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes, 16 July 2023
Morant is a leading player on the Grizzlies with a game point average of 27.1 points per game and six rebounds per game.
—Simrin Singh, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2023
McDavid became the first player in NHL history to have five 10-game point streaks in a season, breaking Wayne Gretzky’s record of four in 1986-87.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2023
Figure on one of U-M’s fab freshmen (perhaps Gavin Brindley, who’s riding a four-game point streak) to finally brush off Colgate’s Cinderella run.
—Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 24 Mar. 2023
Miro Heiskanen entered with a 10-game streak while Seattle blueliner Vince Dunn had a 12-game point streak.
—Peter Warren, Dallas News, 21 Mar. 2023
The Kings have a 10-game point streak, even with leading scorer Kevin Fiala missing the past five games with a lower-body injury.
—Mike Brehm, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2023
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“Game point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20point. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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