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In April, Tehran launched a drone and missile attack at Israel to settle the score following an Israeli airstrike on an Iranian diplomatic compound in Damascus, Syria.
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Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Each game needed an extra period to settle the score.
—Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2024
While all other Eastern Conference games on the last day of the calendar resulted in blowout decisions, a Chicago Bulls team with nothing to gain and a Knicks team with something to lose needed an extra period to settle the score at Madison Square Garden early Sunday afternoon.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
In the end, the two handle their dispute cowboy style in an all-out brawl that seems to settle the score once and for all.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
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Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2024
Each game needed an extra period to settle the score.
—Rich Barak, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2024
While all other Eastern Conference games on the last day of the calendar resulted in blowout decisions, a Chicago Bulls team with nothing to gain and a Knicks team with something to lose needed an extra period to settle the score at Madison Square Garden early Sunday afternoon.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2024
In the end, the two handle their dispute cowboy style in an all-out brawl that seems to settle the score once and for all.
—Kayla Keegan, Peoplemag, 11 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for settle a/the score
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“Settle a/the score.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settle%20a%2Fthe%20score. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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