mismatch

Example Sentences

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Booker is a mismatch against anyone she faces, as a 6-foot-1 forward who can shoot and play physically.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

The sensory mismatch — a coconut-flavored “potato” — is a little kid’s dream, like the Jelly Belly “Bean Boozled” pack or a cupcake that looks like a hamburger.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

Hegde said that Controlling DNA mismatch repair may offer a therapeutic strategy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 15, 2026

It's an odd mismatch, fed by the star's lyrics, which find him in an unsettled state of mind.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

That’s because the opening phrase, at the age often, is attached to my father—an obvious mismatch.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner