How to Use box score in a Sentence

box score

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  • None of them are easy, no matter what the box score suggests.
    — Mike Jones, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2020
  • If he didn’t get tripped in a few plays, his box score may have been even more impressive.
    — David J. Kim, The Courier-Journal, 3 Oct. 2020
  • Smith’s excellence doesn’t always show up in the box score.
    — Childs Walker, baltimoresun.com, 26 Nov. 2020
  • There were also plenty of games where Johns had a small presence in the box score.
    — Orion Sang, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2020
  • But 24 years ago Tuesday, Bryant was just a blip in the box score.
    — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2020
  • The final box score tallies for both sides were absurd given the outcome.
    — Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 31 Oct. 2020
  • If the box score is any indicator, Omoruyi had a huge impact.
    — oregonlive, 4 Dec. 2020
  • Otherwise, when matched up against Ramsey, Metcalf left the box score empty.
    — Emmanuel Morgan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2020
  • The little things that win basketball games, the moments between the lines of the box score, the effort plays, the hustle plays, the want-to plays.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Jordan thought the sack on the play belonged to him, but Hendrickson was right: It was credited as his in the post-game box score.
    — Luke Johnson, NOLA.com, 8 Dec. 2020
  • His highly varied skill set — to draw walks, score runs, steal bases at a high success rate and avoid hitting into ground-ball double plays — didn't jump off a standard box score.
    — NBC News, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Cohen has found newspapers of the time did cover Negro League games, but in some cases box scores listed hits and runs, but not at-bats.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2024
  • Here’s a series of reactions from watching Sunday’s race, looking over the box score, as well as thoughts on how the final season-long standings shook out.
    — Nathan Brown, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Oct. 2020
  • He got hooked on researching the leagues years later while scouring Chicago Tribune archives for the box score of a game his grandfather played against the Cuban Stars.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
  • His brilliance manifested in ways that show up easily in a box score and others that require more examination, coming together in a rare mix of power, speed and elite athleticism.
    — Jared Diamond, WSJ, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Nate's box scores, but a lot of the plays from the game.
    — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023
  • Some of them show up in the box score, some of them don’t.
    — Broderick Turner Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2021
  • The fifth, a 24-10 win against N.C. State, should have been a tossup based on the box score.
    — Christopher Smith, al, 11 Oct. 2021
  • But the box score was pretty ugly for the rest of the Bucks.
    — David Brandt, ajc, 9 July 2021
  • All the telltale signs of a smooth road blowout were right there in the box score.
    — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2021
  • Bridges doesn’t score the most points or do the most of anything that might pop in the box score.
    — Ben Cohen, WSJ, 1 June 2021
  • Why even risk it just to get an assist in the box score?
    — Paul Sullivan, chicagotribune.com, 21 Feb. 2022
  • Hart’s impact on the game didn’t translate to the box score.
    — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 26 Jan. 2022
  • What the box score won’t show is how close the Dodgers were to disaster.
    — Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2021
  • And then there are the intangibles, the things that don’t show up in the box score.
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 23 Oct. 2022
  • Sengun scored nine points in his 24 minutes and was a +20 in the box score.
    — Rahat Huq, Chron, 4 Feb. 2022
  • And there were other sweet passes that didn’t show up in the box score.
    — Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2021
  • Then there are all the shortcomings that won’t show up in any box score.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Dec. 2022
  • Dieonte Miles didn't noticeably pop out in the box score, but the 6-foot-11 sophomore changed the game for Xavier.
    — Adam Baum, The Enquirer, 14 Nov. 2021
  • Too much barnstorming and too many impromptu ball games for every home run and earned run to have been documented by a box score.
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024

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