How to Use scorekeeper in a Sentence

scorekeeper

noun
  • This is a game in which the toughest job might belong to the scorekeeper.
    — Marc Narducci, Philly.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • The score got so out of hand that the scorekeeper ran the clock at the start of the second half to speed up the game.
    — Chris Jeter, The Aegis, 20 May 2018
  • But Disney hires all of their scorekeepers and has a three-man crew at every game.
    — Mark Medina, USA TODAY, 29 May 2020
  • The scorekeepers differ at the margins, but their broad verdict is the same.
    — Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • This was a problem for both the scorekeepers and the armadillos.
    — Lore Sjöberg, WIRED, 5 Sep. 2007
  • Baseball was overdue to have not just a scorekeeper but a timekeeper too.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Feb. 2023
  • The coach had no clue what was going on until the referee told him to find a new scorekeeper the rest of the night.
    — The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2023
  • As a high school scorekeeper, Moyer has never made much money.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, Indianapolis Star, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Congress’ official scorekeeper for tax bills—from using tricks as egregious as these to keep the costs of a tax plan down.
    — Rebecca M. Kysar, Slate Magazine, 1 June 2017
  • The total could have been at least five, but the official scorekeeper was generous.
    — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 15 Aug. 2021
  • How many errors have the Padres made this season that have been spun into hits by benevolent scorekeepers?
    — Nick Canepa, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 May 2018
  • The site supervisor and scorekeeper will sanitize the game ball.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2020
  • The second period produced even more end-to-end action, and the scorekeepers were soon called into action.
    — Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Mid-court tables are on both sides with plenty of room for scorekeepers, scoreboard operations and media.
    — Steve Fryer, Oc Register, 8 Jan. 2026
  • Reviewing the data can lead to changes after the in-game decisions by the official scorekeeper.
    — Stephen Whyno, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Cain’s daughter, a scorekeeper on the boys basketball team, befriended Williams.
    — Dallas News, 17 June 2022
  • Then the scorekeeper went back and calculated what the cost would be after taking into account modest economic growth from the bill.
    — Heather Long, chicagotribune.com, 16 Dec. 2017
  • The centrists are waiting for a congressional scorekeeper to rule on whether the bill will add to the federal budget deficit over the next 10 years.
    — New York Times, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Politics becomes like a soccer match in which the referees, the groundskeepers, and the scorekeepers work for one team to sabotage its rival.
    — Steven Levitsky, Foreign Affairs, 11 Feb. 2025
  • Shortly after, though, the scorekeepers deemed Othmann never made contact with the puck and changed the secondary assist to Lafrenière.
    — Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
  • And especially, after two long years that included surgery on her left ankle, not on the bench as a scorekeeper on GameChanger.
    — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2022
  • Others will try to own only companies that get the highest ratings from scorekeepers on ESG issues.
    — Fox News, 4 Mar. 2023
  • He'll be joined by scorekeeper Bill Curtis, as well as a group of humorists and journalists, for a comedic and sarcastic unpacking of the week's events.
    — Steve Heisler, Chicago Reader, 24 July 2017
  • Not to be outdone, Lynchburg Clay just honored scorekeeper Jessie Mount for 70 years of service.
    — Scott Springer, Cincinnati.com, 17 Feb. 2018
  • Official scorekeepers have an active hand in determining when players make an error, giving them a power that doesn’t exist in other major sports.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Perhaps, adorable and devout team chaplain Sister Jean gives the Ramblers a spiritual edge with the great scorekeeper in the sky.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Congress's official tax scorekeeper found that the plan would add more than $1 trillion to the deficit over 10 years, even after economic growth is taken into account.
    — Author: Damian Paletta, Jeff Stein, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Dec. 2017
  • Congress’s official tax scorekeeper found that the plan would add more than $1 trillion to the deficit over 10 years, even after economic growth is taken into account.
    — Damian Paletta, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017
  • Congressional budget scorekeepers predict the cuts to Medicaid will lead to millions more people becoming uninsured over the next decade.
    — Phil Galewitz, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Since 1950, media research company Nielsen has been the scorekeeper for the TV business.
    — Stephen Battaglio Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2021

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