match wits
Example Sentences
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A first-generation college student, Hong was a math whiz at MIT.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
Vance’s son was homeschooled and a math whiz, Jara said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2023
It doesn’t take a math whiz to know USC’s rate of turnovers forced is not sustainable.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 16, 2022
He styled himself as a math whiz and “financial doctor” to the rich — even though he was a college dropout who had only a brief tenure at a traditional Wall Street firm.
From New York Times • Jan. 26, 2021
Me and Patria would start in the fall, and Dedd would follow in January since PapS wanted the math whiz to help with the books during the busy harvest season.
From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez
