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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Alcaraz then fired up an ace on game point to seize a 5-3 lead in the fifth.
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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
The ongoing nine-game point streak (5-0-4) is the second-longest active streak in the league and the team’s longest since 2012.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
Kyrgios double-faulted on game point to trail 4-3.
—Beth Harris, ajc, 18 Mar. 2022
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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
The ongoing nine-game point streak (5-0-4) is the second-longest active streak in the league and the team’s longest since 2012.
—Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Feb. 2023
Kyrgios double-faulted on game point to trail 4-3.
—Beth Harris, ajc, 18 Mar. 2022
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Word History
First Known Use
1903, in the meaning defined above
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“Game point.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20point. Accessed 30 Sep. 2023.
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