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
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
A representative said the late actress is "legally dead," but added that her life-support treatment will continue temporarily to check if she may be a match for a potential organ donation.
From BBC • Aug. 12, 2022
Christina Klein, a nephrologist and medical director of Piedmont’s kidney transplant program, said it is extremely rare for two people to propose their own paired organ exchange and actually be a match for each other.
From Washington Post • Jun. 29, 2021
“I’d be a match for all noodles and all rogues,” returned my sister, beginning to work herself into a mighty rage.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
