How to Use keep score in a Sentence

keep score

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  • Now is not the time to keep score.
    Molly Burrets, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
  • How can you guys keep score of all the cool things you guys do?
    Joey Hayden, Dallas News, 13 July 2023
  • The coaches keep score, and the group that comes out on top wins.
    Colleen Kane, chicagotribune.com, 19 Aug. 2020
  • But that’s not the only way to keep score in the final round.
    Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2023
  • And for old time’s sake, keep score on the back of an envelope.
    Daniel Akst, WSJ, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The band will keep score, and a winner for each group will be announced.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Nevertheless, don't keep score; that will only hurt in the long run.
    Nuno Prego Ramos, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2021
  • One friend borrowed a knife from the other to sharpen a pencil being used to keep score.
    Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • One of our daughters learned how to keep score at the Coliseum.
    Laurence Miedema, The Mercury News, 12 May 2024
  • The more both partners embrace generosity, the less need there is to keep score.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • So young children can enjoy the game, put the ladders close together or don't keep score.
    Laura Wheatman Hill, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2021
  • If your dad has a competitive side, keep score at each game and tally up the points at the end to name a winner.
    Cameron Jenkins, Good Housekeeping, 29 Apr. 2022
  • These instances of great personal risk and sacrifice are one of the ways that world powers keep score.
    Sean Lavery, The New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2020
  • The bands bring gameplay to life allowing users to keep score, punch blocks and collect virtual coins.
    Elizabeth Montgomery, The Arizona Republic, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Each time the broadcaster made a Swift reference, there would be a dinging noise to keep score.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Now the pair start to keep score, tallying up a point each time one of them says something that destabilizes the other.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 3 Sep. 2023
  • If climbing is a personal journey of discovery, then why keep score?
    New York Times, 12 May 2021
  • What didn't change in a frigid final round at Champions Golf Club was how to keep score.
    orlandosentinel.com, 15 Dec. 2020
  • My grandma would keep score with a notepad and neat cursive, listing each of seven rounds, our scores and a star when someone got a joker.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 21 Nov. 2020
  • Parents and kids can use hand gestures to keep score, or other subtle measurement strategies.
    Dr. Ellen S. Rome, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025
  • One purpose of etiquette is to restore peace after human beings misbehave — not to keep score.
    Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2023
  • The celebrity game does keep score, but its audience is more concerned with overall flow and irreverence.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
  • The venue will leverage technology to keep score as guests enjoy a modern twist on putt-putt golf that includes cocktails and food.
    Dom Difurio, Dallas News, 12 July 2021
  • This game is also compatible with Amazon Alexa, who can keep score, teach you the rules, and even play against you.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Until the age of 12 in Norway, nobody in youth sports is allowed to keep score, and there are no league standings either.
    Don Riddell, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
  • The threesome did not keep score, and Matsuyama — true to his nature — had little to say about the experience.
    New York Times, 12 Apr. 2021
  • And an ideal addition, Alex Bregman, rejected an offer that fell short in all the ways that free agents keep score.
    Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Billions of venture capital dollars have sloshed into startups, and there are too many funds to keep score, many of them with only a handful of people on staff.
    Fortune, 27 Feb. 2023
  • This entry-level golf allows avid players to keep score, track total distance played and total time, as well as provide yardages to the front, back and middle of the green.
    Fiona Tapp, CNN Underscored, 24 Nov. 2020
  • There’s also a dedicated note section to add inspirational quotes or keep score during classroom games.
    Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025

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