How to Use outscore in a Sentence

outscore

verb
  • The Broncos then outscored the Toreros 39-18 the rest of the half.
    Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The Rangers outscored the Blue Jays 35-9 in the four-game sweep north of the border.
    Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 17 Sep. 2023
  • The Spurs held the Hawks to 20 points in the third while outscoring them by 19 in the quarter.
    Raul Dominguez, ajc, 20 Mar. 2023
  • In the first five minutes of the last five games, they’ve been outscored 58-25.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The Jets outscored the Broncos 23-8 in the second half.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The Packers have been outscored 63-6 in the first half of their last four games.
    Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The Panthers kept the game close but were outscored 16-12 in the fourth quarter.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2024
  • They were outscored 58-35 and could not match the pace of the Kentucky juniors.
    Rob Peeters, The Indianapolis Star, 4 June 2023
  • The Lakers outscored Golden State 54-28 in the paint Tuesday.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 May 2023
  • In the first eight minutes of each half, when the starters’ legs weren’t so wobbly, the Aztecs outscored the Cougars 33-19.
    Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2023
  • The Suns have outscored the Nuggets by 27 points in the series when the backup center has been on the court.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2023
  • In the six games since, the Timbers had earned just two points while being outscored 12-5.
    Scott Sepich For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The Razorbacks were outscored 44-40 in the second half.
    Ethan Westerman, arkansasonline.com, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The Showboats have been outscored by 10 points this season.
    Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 17 June 2023
  • During their four-game skid, the Angels were outscored 29-15.. Drury did not play in the last two games of the streak.
    Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2023
  • Tatum outscored the Sixers by three points in the fourth quarter.
    Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 12 May 2023
  • In third periods and overtime in the nine-game skid, the Sharks have now been outscored 22-1.
    Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • The Jaguars swept Judson in the first round, outscoring the Rockets 17-1 in two games.
    Luke Lawhorn, San Antonio Express-News, 5 May 2023
  • The Sox are 7-1 against the Yankees this season, having outscored them by 29 runs.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Aug. 2023
  • In that span, the Kings outscored the Warriors 23-11 to flip an eight-point deficit into a four-point lead.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2023
  • The Mercury struggled to find an answer in the fourth quarter and were outscored 21-11.
    Jenna Ortiz, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2023
  • The Sox won three games but only outscored the Royals by one run in the series.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Aug. 2023
  • They were outscored, 17-22, in their three-game series against the Guards in August, but still won two of three games.
    Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 1 Sep. 2023
  • The Suns outscored the Timberwolves by 10 points in the third quarter to erase a halftime deficit.
    Jaylon Thompson, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2023
  • The Warriors outscored opponents by 4.9 more points with Poole on the floor in the playoffs than with him off it.
    Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 May 2023
  • The Panthers started hot but then cooled off, getting outscored by a margin of 27-16 to close the half.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2023
  • San Diego State’s bench has outscored or been even with its opponents’ bench in 32 of their 37 games.
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Notes: The Sox have won eight of their last nine home games, outscoring opponents 53-29 in that span.
    Andrew Mahoney, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2023
  • The Pelicans outscored the Heat by 27 with Alvarado on the court and by 26 with Marshall on the court.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2024
  • The Lakers outscored the Bulls by 35 points in Russell’s 36 minutes.
    Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023

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