- present tense form of match (3rd person singular).
matches
Example Sentences
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The hosts seem likely to name an unchanged XI, the first time they have gone unchanged between matches since the first and second Tests at home to India last summer.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
That matches the biggest increase in almost two years, and it was nearly double the normal rate of spending.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
The scoring format, designed to shorten matches in the first three rounds, features sets to four games, with a tiebreaker at 4-all and a 10-point tiebreaker instead of a third set.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Nearly three dozen matches came from people diagnosed with cancer, specifically lung, breast, and liver cancers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
The Soviet players were subsidized by their government and in many cases given dachas as retreats where they could study and train for matches.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
