How to Use scoreboard in a Sentence

scoreboard

noun
  • The defense held the Bears off the scoreboard for the first 54:49.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The Lions widened the lead and got to 100 points on the scoreboard.
    Suzi Parker, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2022
  • The Colts got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning.
    Nikstreng, oregonlive, 4 June 2023
  • Portland got on the scoreboard first, but the goal came off the feet of the Reign.
    oregonlive, 10 July 2022
  • First out and first on the scoreboard, but not for long.
    Robert Yates Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Marchand climbed out of the pool and stared at the scoreboard.
    Paul Newberry, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2024
  • Week 13 was more than just a win on the scoreboard, though.
    Tyler Dragon, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2022
  • Carter Brown kicked a 27-yard field goal to put up the first points on the scoreboard.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 1 Sep. 2022
  • This year’s team is built to play faster with the hope of putting more points on the scoreboard.
    Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2022
  • The Notre Dame-San Jose guard sat at the end of the bench, looked at the scoreboard and bawled her eyes out.
    Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2024
  • UConn was plus-nine on the scoreboard in his 16 minutes off the bench.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 18 Jan. 2024
  • One other thing Team 4 touched on in the blog post is the new scoreboard.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • Mizzou was on the right side of the scoreboard for more than 38 minutes.
    Ryan Black, The Courier-Journal, 29 Dec. 2022
  • No one likes to look up at the scoreboard and see the numbers dwindling down.
    Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 14 June 2023
  • First, a short field goal put them on the scoreboard in the second quarter.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Get your popcorn ready and expect a ton of points on the scoreboard.
    Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The smiles go to the victors, with it being turned upside down for those on the wrong end of the scoreboard.
    Jay Paris, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2024
  • All eyes will be on the scoreboard to see how LIV’s 18 entrants are faring against the rest of the field.
    Paul Newberry, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2023
  • All eyes will be on the scoreboard to see how LIV's 18 entrants are faring against the rest of the field.
    Paul Newberry, ajc, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The game remained a stalemate on the scoreboard for the first four innings.
    Alec White, The Arizona Republic, 22 May 2022
  • After the game, Chin took a picture of the scoreboard and saved it as the background on his phone.
    Brendan Kurie, BostonGlobe.com, 28 May 2022
  • That genius hadn’t shown up on the field, on the scoreboard, until that clutch drive.
    Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 7 Oct. 2022
  • Kennis Marx led off the inning with a long home run over the scoreboard in left.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 May 2024
  • On the scoreboard at their backs, the clock had ticked beyond 90 minutes.
    New York Times, 3 May 2022
  • For the first time all season, the Bengals were able to look up at the scoreboard and breathe a sigh of relief.
    Andrew Gillis, cleveland, 25 Sep. 2022
  • These kids are learning how to win, and winning isn't just on the scoreboard.
    Suzi Parker, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2022
  • But to lament what is natural is to yell once again at the scoreboard.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
  • Ball-Malone’s squad got on the scoreboard first in the 2nd inning after UCF was able to load the bases in the bottom of the frame.
    Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Feb. 2023
  • And the Timbers say his magic will do more than fill a scoreboard.
    Joe Freeman, oregonlive, 24 Feb. 2023
  • So far Vancouver is winning the new-look Pettersson line’s minutes 6-1 on the scoreboard at five-on-five.
    Thomas Drance, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024

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