matches
Example Sentences
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Some matches chosen for attention are conventional, part already of the game’s lore.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Despite scoring six goals in his past six club matches, it has not changed the coach's mind.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
On Hinge, a new feature allows users to signal their preferred first-date activity to potential matches: While dinner is Gen Z’s most-chosen date activity, it drops to fourth place for Millennials.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Those $50 tickets are well below the current market price for matches in New Jersey, which range between $460 and $1,400 for the cheapest prices.
From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026
It was nine p.m. on July 20, 1971, and Bobby Fischer had achieved what no one else had ever accomplished in chess: winning two grandmaster matches without drawing or losing a single game.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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