scoring
Pronunciation: [ˈskɔrɪŋ]
Context: "games"
(noun) the number of points that someone or a team gets in a game. In sports, when players do well, they earn points, and we call that scoring.
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Her scoring in the basketball game helped her team win first place.
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His scoring was very low, and his team lost by a wide margin.
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What is the highest scoring in this tournament so far?
Context: "games"
(verb) to earn points in a game or sport. When players achieve points by doing something good, like making a basket in basketball, we say they are scoring.
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She scored a goal during the match that made everyone cheer.
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He didn't score any points in last week's game, which was disappointing.
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Who will score the most points in today's game?
Context: "music"
(verb) to write music for different instruments to play together. This means creating the notes and parts for a song or piece of music.
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The composer is scoring a beautiful piece for the orchestra.
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He hasn't scored any new music since last year.
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What will you be scoring for the upcoming concert?
Context: "evaluation"
(verb) to give points or a grade based on how well something was done. When teachers check homework, they score the answers to see if they are correct.
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The teacher is scoring the tests today so we can see our results.
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She scored poorly on her presentation because she forgot some important facts.
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How do you score assignments in your class?