a match for
Example Sentences
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"You always have to have your phone on hand - if they get a match for lungs, I've got to drop everything and leave immediately."
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
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
As I walked down the corridor with Orieus’s javelin poking me in the back, I thought about what Luke had said—that the bear twins together were a match for Tysons strength.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
