How to Use score off in a Sentence

score off

verb
  • At one point, the attacking team scored off an open shot from the point through traffic.
    — Arpon Basu, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Heaps scored off a feed from Lavelle less than three minutes into the second half.
    — ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Guilherme Santos scored off a free kick in the 34th minute for a two-goal lead.
    — CBS News, 10 May 2026
  • Guilherme Santos scored off a free kick in the 34th minute for a two-goal lead.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2026
  • The Ducks got a goal off the power play when Sennecke scored off a rebound.
    — CBS News, 13 May 2026
  • The puck went wide to Makar, who weaved from below the goal line into the slot to score off a far-side wrister.
    — Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But Houston prevailed because of its ability to force and score off turnovers.
    — Varun Shankar, Houston Chronicle, 7 Feb. 2026
  • The sophomore scored off a long cross pass from junior and returning starter Liv Taub.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 7 Feb. 2026
  • My biggest issue with this roster is that there are a lot of question marks about the young players and not enough scoring off the bench.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
  • Bradley Barcola scored France’s second and proved the team’s strength in depth, scoring off the bench.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 17 June 2026
  • Bradley Barcola scored France’s second and proved the team’s strength in depth, scoring off the bench.
    — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 20 June 2026
  • If Michigan wants to set the pace of the game with fast play and scoring off fast breaks, Texas has to do it first and more often.
    — Zoe Collins Rath, Austin American Statesman, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The junior, who is committed to Nevada, scored off a lead pass from the center of the field by Labuschagne.
    — Dan Albano, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Dahlien added a goal in the 51st, scoring off a long pass into the box from Madison Curry.
    — ABC News, 22 May 2026
  • Dahlien added a goal in the 51st, scoring off a long pass into the box from Madison Curry.
    — CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • Coaches know the probability of scoring off a slot-line sequence.
    — Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 May 2026
  • There will be nights when the Knicks need scoring off the bench — moments when a veteran shot creator must deliver.
    — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Sarah Weber scored off a loose ball in the 48th to give Louisville (0-3-1) a 2-1 lead.
    — Phuoc Nguyen, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Sarah Weber scored off a loose ball in the 48th to give Louisville (0-3-1) a 2-1 lead.
    — ABC News, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Garner scored off of an offensive rebound to tie the game, 40-40, early in the fourth quarter.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Steel scored off a rebound on the rush, and Seattle challenged the goal for goaltender interference, but the call of a good goal on the ice stood.
    — Lia Assimakopoulos, Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • The closest the Royals came to scoring off Cole came in the third, when Michael Massey hit a one-out double.
    — CBS News, 27 May 2026
  • Later, Connor Metcalfe, a classy midfielder, strolled through a line of defenders and scored off his left foot.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
  • And Algeria scored off two corner kicks in the second half to defeat Jordan 2-1.
    — Josh Feldman, NBC news, 23 June 2026
  • The Purple Knights struck first, scoring off Danvers’ starter Dylan Weeks in the top of the first.
    — Justin Barrasso, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
  • Otay Ranch’s Joshua Contreras scored off a rebound from a corner kick from point-blank range to open the scoring in the 11th minute.
    — Breven Honda, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
  • But Kempe converted in the shootout, feeding misinformation to Saros before scoring off his forehand to the stick side.
    — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The Netherlands’ Virgil Van Dijk and Crysencio Summerville scored off the post in the second half.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 15 June 2026
  • The Tigers also achieved the rare feat of scoring off Aroldis Chapman, who entered in relief of Gray and allowed a run on two hits in his inning of work.
    — Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Baltimore first scored off the veteran in the second inning when Coby Mayo ripped an RBI double.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 May 2026

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