How to Use scoreboard in a Sentence

scoreboard

noun
  • The defense held the Bears off the scoreboard for the first 54:49.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The Lions widened the lead and got to 100 points on the scoreboard.
    Suzi Parker, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The Colts got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning.
    Nikstreng, oregonlive, 4 June 2023
  • Week 13 was more than just a win on the scoreboard, though.
    Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
  • This year’s team is built to play faster with the hope of putting more points on the scoreboard.
    Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The Notre Dame-San Jose guard sat at the end of the bench, looked at the scoreboard and bawled her eyes out.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • UConn was plus-nine on the scoreboard in his 16 minutes off the bench.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Mizzou was on the right side of the scoreboard for more than 38 minutes.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 29 Dec. 2022
  • No one likes to look up at the scoreboard and see the numbers dwindling down.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
  • Get your popcorn ready and expect a ton of points on the scoreboard.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • All eyes will be on the scoreboard to see how LIV's 18 entrants are faring against the rest of the field.
    Paul Newberry, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023
  • All eyes will be on the scoreboard to see how LIV’s 18 entrants are faring against the rest of the field.
    Paul Newberry, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Ball-Malone’s squad got on the scoreboard first in the 2nd inning after UCF was able to load the bases in the bottom of the frame.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
  • And the Timbers say his magic will do more than fill a scoreboard.
    Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
  • But Grichuk made a nice running catch to keep Cleveland off the scoreboard.
    Joe Noga, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2023
  • David Perron put the Wings on the scoreboard at 16:50 of the second period.
    Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The scoreboard showed John Glenn with a 35-34 lead over Delta heading into the third quarter.
    Indy Star Sports, The Indianapolis Star, 19 Mar. 2023
  • Royalty in the house Prince Harry and Duchess Meghan were spotted and shown on the scoreboard video.
    Josh Peter, USA TODAY, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Neither team could dent the scoreboard in the second quarter.
    Ledeai, The Courier-Journal, 19 Aug. 2023
  • The drama continued on the ice and on the scoreboard for two periods.
    Chuck Carlton, Dallas News, 14 Apr. 2023
  • After his double, Eric Haase singled to right to put the Tigers on the scoreboard.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Indeed, the scoreboard showed little for the home crowd to cheer Saturday.
    Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2023
  • Memphis got on the scoreboard with a Deandre Williams bucket at the rim.
    al, 10 Dec. 2022
  • The incident occurred around the north end zone scoreboard.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 3 July 2023
  • The only downer, alas, was the Mets’ tacky new advertising patch, which is not quite the size of the scoreboard, but close.
    Tyler Kepner Hilary Swift, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • The app lets users filter and customize the scoreboards to show their favorite teams.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 24 Feb. 2024
  • The family snagged an old scoreboard from a city rink, and asked a friend who is an electrician to fix it.
    Alyson Krueger, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Leaderboard The Five Nights at Freddy’s points give us nine movies that have scored at least 40 points in the league — which means the scoreboard is hopping all over the place.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2023
  • But Wolverines were able to put some distance between the two teams on the scoreboard in the final two quarters to win 53-42.
    Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Prior to the game, the Rangers unfurled their championship banner, which now hangs to the right of the giant right-field scoreboard.
    David Ammenheuser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Mar. 2024

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