on points

phrase

: 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

Colombia finished third in CONMEBOL World Cup qualifying, level on points with Brazil. — Kyle Foley, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026

Sixth-place Roma beat visiting Lecce 1-0 to move level on points with Juventus and snap a five-match winless streak that included an elimination defeat to Bologna in the Europa League on Thursday. — ABC News, 22 Mar. 2026

West Ham, level on points with Forest, go to Aston Villa in a game kicking off at the same time and are currently showing the best survival spirit among the endangered teams. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026

Kings coach Doug Christie said Westbrook was instrumental in helping the Kings record 33 assists with only four turnovers while outscoring the Bulls 68-36 on points in the paint. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 9 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for on points

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