Examples of settle a/the score in a Sentence
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As his childhood trauma boils over, his mysteriously scarred hands unleash an explosive campaign of retribution to settle the score with the men who took everything from him.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
Senate Republicans will be under enormous pressure from their colleagues in the House and from Republican voters to use impeachment to settle the score from President Trump’s two impeachments.
—Ken Buck, National Review, 14 Feb. 2024
Sometimes the best movies often are the ones where the protagonist is seemingly defeated, gets a second lease on life, and returns in the final act to settle the score.
—Jordan Rose, Variety, 26 Aug. 2021
Ortega returned hours later to settle the score by robbing his assailant, only to be quickly arrested.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
Rookie Lucas Raymond capped Tuesday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes at Little Caesars Arena with an overtime goal to settle the score at 4-3.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2022
When all her legal options fail, Orah resorts to violence to settle the score.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023
Paxton's defense sought to prove his impeachment was just an attempt to settle a score by political opponents in the state House and his own former aides.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023
To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter who has nothing to lose.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2023
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 2 Apr. 2024
Senate Republicans will be under enormous pressure from their colleagues in the House and from Republican voters to use impeachment to settle the score from President Trump’s two impeachments.
—Ken Buck, National Review, 14 Feb. 2024
Sometimes the best movies often are the ones where the protagonist is seemingly defeated, gets a second lease on life, and returns in the final act to settle the score.
—Jordan Rose, Variety, 26 Aug. 2021
Ortega returned hours later to settle the score by robbing his assailant, only to be quickly arrested.
—Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2023
Rookie Lucas Raymond capped Tuesday's game against the Carolina Hurricanes at Little Caesars Arena with an overtime goal to settle the score at 4-3.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 2 Mar. 2022
When all her legal options fail, Orah resorts to violence to settle the score.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Sep. 2023
Paxton's defense sought to prove his impeachment was just an attempt to settle a score by political opponents in the state House and his own former aides.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2023
To settle the score, Adonis must put his future on the line to battle Damian — a fighter who has nothing to lose.
—Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2023
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