outscore
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Definition of outscore
: to score more points than The Cats went on to outscore the Chargers 16-10 in the third and 17-12 in the fourth to win by 16.— Dick Sparrer
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The Blue Darters romped past Pine Ridge 35-7 in two quarters, then outscored Orange City University 42-13 in the second half of action. — Chris Hays, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Apopka wins two in spring football jamboree at Pine Ridge," 24 May 2018 The Huskies led 6-3 at the half and with outscoring the Warriors in quarter three, 2-1, had an 8-4 lead into the final quarter. — Randy Mcroberts, The Aegis, "Patterson Mill, Bel Air boys to play for region lacrosse titles," 15 May 2018 Lincoln-Way East’s boys rode momentum into the second half, outscoring Sandburg 4-1 in the third quarter to take control. — Steve Millar, Daily Southtown, "Rocket fuel: Ryan Utt lifts the Lincoln-Way East boys water polo team to state; Griffin girls also advance," 13 May 2018 Wakefield 11, Beverly 3 — The Warriors (2-1) outscored the Panthers, 6-0, in the fourth quarter to pull away. — Nate Weitzer, BostonGlobe.com, "Hingham boys’ lacrosse tops St. John’s Prep," 7 Apr. 2018 Yadier Molina hit a leadoff homer in the fourth for the Cardinals, outscored 15-6 in the first two games. — Ronald Blum, courant.com, "Dejong's 1st Multihomer Game Leads Cards Over Mets 5-1," 1 Apr. 2018 Lakers: Los Angeles outscored Dallas 46-30 in the paint. . — Dan Greenspan, star-telegram, "Randle’s double-double lifts Lakers to 103-93 win over Mavs | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 29 Mar. 2018 The Bearcats had a 44-33 rebounding edge and outscored Nevada 20-9 in second-chance points but allowed Nevada to get the rebound that decided the game. — Steve Megargee, chicagotribune.com, "Comeback for the ages: Nevada edges Cincinnati 75-73 to set up Sweet 16 matchup vs. Loyola," 18 Mar. 2018 The preference for the long ball left the Heat outscored 68-40 in the paint by the Kings. — Ira Winderman, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Miami Heat finding 3-for-all not always an easy answer," 15 Mar. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outscore.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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