match up
Example Sentences
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Fire versus ice - a contrasting match-up of personalities that tennis knows all too well.
From BBC
The Patriots offence matching up against that forceful Texans defence feels like the match-up to keep an eye on.
From BBC
For Denver, the match-up comes after a bye week, and offers another chance to prove that one of this season's surprise packages can be the real deal at the business end of the campaign.
From Barron's
And Arsenal home to Wolves is the kind of match-up you just have to attack - the best team in the league against one devoid of form, quality and confidence.
From BBC
They had, at that point, been estranged for several years with Eubank Sr criticising the match-up.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.