evenly matched

Example Sentences

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Manchester City demolished Liverpool in an 18-minute period which spanned the half-time break, scoring twice either side of the interval following an evenly matched opening half an hour.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

"As soon as Lando was in clean air," the Dutchman said, "it was very evenly matched or he was slightly faster. We managed to gap to the end but it was not super-easy."

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

In a relatively evenly matched competition, those decisions are the very ones that could decide whether the Americans will reclaim the trophy at Bethpage—or watch Team Europe celebrate another victory on their home soil.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 26, 2025

The fight was mostly evenly matched and two of the judges had the bout as a draw, while the third gave Rodríguez the win by two points.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025

It seemed to me that Tyler knew exactly what he was doing, that he had done this before, when they were younger and less evenly matched.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover