on points

idiom

: by earning more points or less points (as the case may be) than one's opponent in a game or contest

He beat his opponent on points.

lose to the other team on points

Examples of on points in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

His only defeat came against a professional boxer, when Tommy Fury – cousin of world famous boxer Tyson Fury – dispatched Paul on points. —Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025

For example, the over/under lines on points for Nikola Jokic and LeBron James were set at 9.5 and 8.5 respectively, even though both averaged more than 25 points per game. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Dec. 2025

Additionally, the first knockout round is the Round of 32, which means the top two teams from each group advance past the group stages and the eight best third-place teams move on, based on points, goal differential, goals scored, discipline (card points) and FIFA ranking. —Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 7 Dec. 2025

And any lower finishing position for Norris would mean Verstappen, the reigning champion, would win the title outright on points. —Sahil Kapur, NBC news, 5 Dec. 2025

Rhymes for on points

• appoints
• checkpoints
• endpoints
• midpoints
• pinpoints
• standpoints
• viewpoints
• disappoints
• joints
• oints
• pointes