How to Use even the score in a Sentence

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• Arizona made quick progress and looked to even the score.
  — Emily Horos, The Arizona Republic, 30 Oct. 2022
• Reno responded with two in the fourth to even the score.
  — Darren Sabedra, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024
• Marz hears the calls, grabs his axe, and emerges from his isolated house to even the score.
  — Nathan Smith, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2022
• The Timberwolves scored twice in the first half to even the score after West Linn scored to take a lead.
  — Nick Celario, oregonlive, 8 Oct. 2022
• Gideon Enter scored on a 39-yard run in the third quarter for Parker to even the score.
  — Richard Obert, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2021
• There is 4:53 left in the first half and the Sun Devils will have a chance to go down and try to even the score heading into the break.
  — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 19 Nov. 2022
• The double from Hampson drove in Segura and Fortes to even the score.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 30 July 2023
• The Sabres, though, took advantage of some Sharks miscues to even the score and later take the lead for good.
  — Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
• Goalie Chris Osgood, Draper’s best friend and roommate, vowed the Wings would even the score.
  — Viv Bernstein, Detroit Free Press, 29 May 2021
• Trailing by two in regulation, KJ Adams dunked the ball to even the score.
  — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 6 Feb. 2024
• The Mavs led by as many as 16, but in the final minute Marko Simonovic had a putback layup and a fast-break dunk to even the score at 90.
  — Dallas News, 8 July 2022
• That allowed Kramaric to even the score in the 36th minute, taking a smart pass from Ivan Perisic deep in the box and sending a low shot in at the far post.
  — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2022
• Johansen also collected his first goal in 2024 to even the score.
  — Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2024
• Sinner then missed a forehand swing volley just wide to allow Alcaraz to even the score at 5-5.
  — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2022
• Altuve had an answer of his own in the bottom half of the inning, blasting a three-run home run off Kenta Maeda to even the score.
  — Josh Criswell, Chron, 19 Oct. 2022
• Not nearly as close as even the score suggests, Georgia set the tone early with three touchdown drives and led 24-6 at halftime.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022
• Despite the Aggies outscoring Kentucky 14-2, within three minutes, the Wildcats came back to even the score once again.
  — Dallas News, 21 Jan. 2023
• When something not-so-good happens to you, a supposedly good person, you may be compelled to even the score.
  — Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 June 2024
• Catonsville rallied to even the score when long pole Gorski scored his second goal of the game from 12 yards out with 36 seconds left in regulation.
  — Craig J. Clary, Baltimore Sun, 25 Apr. 2024
• Powell believes Kentucky can learn a lot from Friday's loss and can even the score Saturday.
  — J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal, 11 June 2022
• He's been driven far too much by resentment and trying to even the score than by aiming to build a better sense of himself for the future.
  — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 16 Aug. 2022
• Keagan Williams ended Atholton’s 5-plus-minute scoring drought with a transition basket to even the score.
  — Jacob Steinberg, Baltimore Sun, 27 Feb. 2023
• Russell’s basket gave the Terps a 33-28 lead before Florida scored five unanswered points to even the score at halftime.
  — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 12 Dec. 2021
• Milford Mill played much better in the second half, and the Millers appeared to even the score on a 2-yard run from junior Lamonte Royster with 5:48 left in the third quarter.
  — Mike Frainie, Baltimore Sun, 1 Sep. 2023
• In the first half, Weaver’s individual run led to Crystal Dunn drawing the penalty that was converted by Sugita in the 31st minute to even the score.
  — Scott Sepich For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 26 Jan. 2023
• In the second quarter, Michigan State missed an opportunity to even the score.
  — Ryan McFadden, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2022
• Republicans, at the same time, are looking to even the score with the Georgia midterms -- to keep the Senate in its current 50-50 power sharing agreement.
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2022
• In so many plays the male characters have all the complexity while the women are thinly drawn, so perhaps this turnabout is helping to even the score.
  — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 7 Mar. 2021
• The next batter, Kevin Pillar, reached safely on Maton's fielding error at third base as another run scored to even the score.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
• Pittsburg came into Thursday’s game motivated to even the score against its league rival as the Pirates dropped the first of the two-game series 6-2 at Heritage on Tuesday.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024