be a match for

Example Sentences

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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

Luke, who is nicknamed LJ, from Pinchbeck in Lincolnshire, was found to be a match for six-year-old Destiny who was diagnosed with a rare blood disorder called sideroblastic anemia in 2020.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2025

Anne Heche was set to be removed from life support Sunday after a recipient was found to be a match for an organ donation, a representative for the actress said.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2022

Wimbush thought she might be a match for Ellis’s husband, and — incredibly — she thought Ellis could be a match for her husband.

From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2021

He would almost be a match for Dragon—almost, but not quite.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien