How to Use even the score in a Sentence

even the score

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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

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