matches
Example Sentences
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Improving in a campaign that could extend to 60 matches is another.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
Some matches chosen for attention are conventional, part already of the game’s lore.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
On Thursday, the UK Football Policing Unit revealed that between 12,000 and 15,000 England fans will be at each of England's three group matches in Dallas, Boston and New Jersey.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
On Hinge, a new feature allows users to signal their preferred first-date activity to potential matches: While dinner is Gen Z’s most-chosen date activity, it drops to fourth place for Millennials.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
When Nim and Jack had a fire at night, they used matches, but matches were precious because they came on the supply ship, so in the daytime they used glass and the sun’s own fire.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
