be a match for

Example Sentences

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Tournament debutants Kairat finished bottom of the 36-team table with just one point from their eight matches and were never going to be a match for the Premier League leaders.

From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026

He said he will remain on the register up until he is 61 so "there is always a chance that I could be a match for another person in need".

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2024

Anne Heche was set to be removed from life support Sunday after a recipient was found to be a match for an organ donation, a representative for the actress said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2022

Wimbush thought she might be a match for Ellis’s husband, and — incredibly — she thought Ellis could be a match for her husband.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2021

At the rate I was going, I’d be a match for the circus muscle man by evening.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney