evenly matched
Example Sentences
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Dan Schnur, a politics professor at USC, UC Berkeley and Pepperdine University, said the fundraising reports show the three highest-polling candidates evenly matched heading into the final weeks of the campaign.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
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
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
When it came to strong-headed opinions, Eliza, my mother, and my grandfather were evenly matched.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
