outscore

verb

out·score ˌau̇t-ˈskȯr

outscored; outscoring

transitive verb

: 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

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They were outscored 31-15 by the Hawks, who pulled ahead with 3:59 left in the half and led 52-48 at halftime. —

Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2025 The Wolves outscored the Knicks by 20 points in Randle’s 34 minutes. —

Jon Krawczynski, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025 The Heat’s starters outscored the Nuggets by one point during their time on the court together to begin the second half, but still finished the loss as a minus 8 in 13 minutes together. —

Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025 Houston took a 91-90 lead after outscoring Sacramento 6-0 to start the fourth quarter, setting up a tense battle down the stretch. —

Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for outscore