mismatched

Example Sentences

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Bob Mac Leod had spent 29 years living with a secondary bathroom that he described as being in decent shape, despite its dated tile and mismatched floor and wall colors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

In September, auditors found that California was not in compliance with federal rules and later ordered the state to revoke more than 17,000 licenses due to the mismatched expiration dates.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026

As a result, cutting rates while shrinking the balance sheet are not just mismatched in how they affect financial conditions, but also in the time frames over which they work.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 9, 2026

To produce these unusual effects, the researchers intentionally combined two compounds that are chemically similar but structurally mismatched.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

As always, his pants were too short, so an inch of his mismatched socks showed.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova