- present tense form of match (3rd person singular).
matches
Example Sentences
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His training sessions are famously more intense than the matches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Prices for travel tours in Canada also rose at a faster pace, lifted by more expensive hotels and flights to U.S. cities hosting World Cup matches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Yorkshireman is captaining England for the 66th time in Test cricket - a national record, though still way short of the 109 matches in which Graeme Smith led South Africa.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
With “Her Private Hell,” Thatcher has found an auteur who matches her refreshing self-assurance.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
He ran out, shaking the box of matches.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
