match

Example Sentences

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Within days, inventory systems may no longer match what is actually on shelves.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Hundreds had gathered around Alejandro Villanueva Stadium wearing football shirts and waving flags of the home team, Alianza Lima, ahead of a match against local rivals Universitario de Deportes.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

With match play, players compete to win individual holes, so if you land in an unraked bunker, and need three strokes to get out of it, you simply lose that hole.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

“We knew it was going to be a tough, physical game and we knew we had to match that intensity,” said Kiki Rice.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

I considered joining the next match, but Matthew told Bright and me that Uncle Jack wanted to talk to us, so we gathered round him with our mates as the new match began.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo