mismatch

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The prosecutor did not give details of the trafficking allegation but BioTexCom told the BBC it involved a DNA mismatch between a set of parents and a baby.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

It’s a stance economists generally agree with, pointing to a mismatch between supply and demand as a main driver of the housing crisis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

A new study by Slava Turyshev, a physicist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, explores how researchers might address this mismatch.

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

Stoking the change is a mismatch between the soaring cost of living in Florida and middling wages that haven’t kept up.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

She was always a small woman, but her dialysis was forcing her to lose weight fast, and soon her short, gaunt frame was an almost comical mismatch with her husband’s bulk.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore