a match for
Example Sentences
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Students get an email alert if their friends propose a match for them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026
Nanos on Thursday confirmed they had tested some blood from the outside of the home for DNA, which only appeared to be a match for Nancy Guthrie.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
Tournament debutants Kairat finished bottom of the 36-team table with just one point from their eight matches and were never going to be a match for the Premier League leaders.
From Barron's • Jan. 28, 2026
Dionne recently learned she is a match for a kidney and is hopeful surgery can be arranged soon.
From BBC • Jan. 18, 2026
The island was moving fast, but the Current was a match for it.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
