outscore
verb
out·score
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outscored;
outscoring
Definition of outscore
: to score more points than
The Cats went on to outscore the Chargers 16-10 in the third and 17-12 in the fourth to win by 16.— Dick Sparrer
Examples of outscore in a Sentence
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In 2018, Harper Woods had six wins more than Hamtramck and University Prep, and outscored them by a 79-12 margin. — Wright Wilson And Keith Dunlap, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan high school football 2019: Predicting conference winners," 28 Aug. 2019 The Ivorian can play anywhere across a forward line and is very proficient in front of goal, with Kylian Mbappe being the only player to outscore him in France. — SI.com, "Africa Cup of Nations: 9 Youngsters & Potential Transfer Targets to Keep an Eye on at the Tournament," 17 June 2019 The victory allowed the Brewers to avoid a three-game sweep by the Marlins, who had outscored them by a whopping 24-3 margin in the first two games. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers 5, Marlins 1: Moustakas slugs two home runs and Peralta slows down hot Miami lineup," 6 June 2019 The Phils are 13-5 against their six other opponents, outscoring them by 96-55. — Bob Brookover, Philly.com, "Phillies even with Braves, but only in standings | Bob Brookover," 29 Apr. 2018 After the Magic went ahead 61-54, the Bucks outscored them 44-17. — Josh Robbins, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Bucks' second-half surge drops Magic 102-86," 10 Apr. 2018 Los Angeles has won all four games this year against the last-place Marlins while outscoring them 36-8. — Steven Wine, sun-sentinel.com, "Smith hits two of Los Angeles’ six home runs as Dodgers crush Marlins," 14 Aug. 2019 And so the Sox still trail the Yankees by 9 games even after outscoring them, 44-22, in the four games. — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, "A sweep would have been nice, but Red Sox may be on right track," 29 July 2019 Alabama won five of its final six games by outscoring those opponents 222–144. — Ross Dellenger, SI.com, "Tua Tagovailoa's Summer Work Paying Off as He Readies for Next Act at Alabama," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'outscore.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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