How to Use outscore in a Sentence

outscore

verb
  • The team had been outscored by 79 goals.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
  • But they’ve been outscored 11-3.
    — Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The team has been outscored 23-8 in two games.
    — Aaliyan Mohammed, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • They were outscored 65-18 in both matchups.
    — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
  • It's been outscored 60-26 over that stretch.
    — Caleb Yum, Austin American Statesman, 18 Mar. 2026
  • They have been outscored by 55 runs in 57 games played.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 30, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
  • Just hold the other team to 35 and outscore 'em!
    — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • They’ve been outscored 122-74 in those matchups.
    — Jaylon Thompson may 30, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
  • They were outscored 51-27 from the 3-point arc.
    — Doug Haller, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The rest of the band outscored theirs by 61 … combined.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026
  • They’ve been outscored 40-20 (31st).
    — James Mirtle, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The object of the game, of course, is to outscore the other team.
    — Carol Schram, Forbes.com, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Pine has outscored its playoff foes 24-0.
    — Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2026
  • One is to outscore it in a shootout, as the Eagles did three years ago.
    — Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 29 Jan. 2021
  • But the team still got outscored 4-0 in his five-on-five minutes.
    — Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • They were outscored 14-4 in the series.
    — CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Canyon will try to outscore everyone.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Back here in real life, the Cavs were swept and outscored in the four games.
    — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 26 May 2026
  • The Knicks outscored the Spurs 58-30.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
  • They were outscored 33-20 in the third quarter.
    — Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
  • They have been outscored 37-11 during the skid.
    — Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The Heat was outscored by seven points with Jovic on the court.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The Heat was outscored by seven points with Jovic on the court.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Being outscored 11-4 doesn’t lie.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2026
  • It has been outscored 60-18 during the slide.
    — CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026
  • They’ve been outscored with Morrissey on the bench.
    — Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The Sky’s bench outscored the Lynx’s 28-10.
    — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 18 May 2026
  • The Knicks’ bench outscored the Spurs’ 28-20.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026
  • They’ve been outscored 21-11 during the skid.
    — Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
  • They've been outscored 73-29 over their past five quarters.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025

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