How to Use final score in a Sentence

final score

noun
  • This was the final score of the night.
    — Erik Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The tears were about more than the final score.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 June 2026
  • To be clear, the final score wasn’t close.
    — Dan Woike, New York Times, 6 May 2026
  • The final score doesn't tell the tale of this game.
    — Nbc News, NBC news, 28 June 2026
  • And yet the match had been about much more than the final score.
    — Liam Taylor, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Mar. 2023
  • And the final score of that game was 1-0.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Not a final score or end result in sight.
    — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 1 May 2026
  • This time, by a final score of 6-0.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
  • That’s admirable, but this wasn’t about the final score.
    — Seth Emerson, New York Times, 7 Dec. 2025
  • The Tigers fell by a final score of 9-6.
    — MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The average of the five judges will be the final score for that dunk.
    — Lorenzo Reyes, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024
  • The final score was lopsided, but most of the game was not.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2026
  • The penalty didn’t alter the final score in any way.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The game wasn’t as close as the final score indicates.
    — Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Boone’s touchdown run would be the final score of the game for either team.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
  • The final score might’ve been the first of its kind in two-plus years, but the start was more of the same.
    — Sam McDowell 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
  • At the end, the Bears came up a couple of yards short of a final score.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Cleveland lost the game, but the artistry of the play has outlived the final score.
    — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Yet for one player on the team, the final score could not erase a sense of failure.
    — Alex Speier, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Then two late Canes TDs made the final score.
    — Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025
  • Sure, a win’s a win, but the final score doesn’t reflect a balanced team.
    — Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 12 July 2024
  • The Wolves went for 2 and the win after their final score but came up short.
    — Ben Thomas | [email protected], al, 13 July 2023
  • Doncic’s first game against his old team was one of those few times when the final score meant nothing.
    — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The final score is the biggest shock of the tournament so far.
    — CBS News, 15 June 2026
  • The final score was 106 to 107.
    — Jack Dunn, Variety, 11 June 2026
  • Turns out the only thing Egypt and Iran could agree on was the final score.
    — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026
  • The game was as lopsided as the final score appears.
    — Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 28 Feb. 2026
  • If the final score of the game is in their favor, the Marlins will take it.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The final score won't reflect a strong effort by Texas.
    — Thomas Jones, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Johnson set a record with a final score of 20-under par.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Apr. 2026

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