MATCH in a Sentence
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322 example sentences for MATCH, such as:
1. Yes, indeed, a very pretty match.
2. He stubbed his match on the plate.
3. Everybody wanted to watch the match.
4. England beat New Zealand in a grudge match.
5. She had met him once only, at a cricket match.
2. He stubbed his match on the plate.
3. Everybody wanted to watch the match.
4. England beat New Zealand in a grudge match.
5. She had met him once only, at a cricket match.
Search Quotes from Classic Book Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen |
Meanings and Examples of MATCH
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match
v. provide funds complementary to
v. be equal or harmonize
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1 He struck a match on his boot and held it up against the wall.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
Context Highlight In PART I: CHAPTER III. THE LAURISTON GARDEN MYSTERY
2 'We'll soon have a light, I said, striking a match and putting it to a wax candle which I had brought with me.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
Context Highlight In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
3 She had met him once only, at a cricket match.
4 We might have made a match of it, Sir Spaniel, had fortune favoured.
5 I'm a match for any of 'em--the chits you dally with, and bid me meet you at the Orange Tree when you're drowsing the night off spent in their arms.'
6 He stubbed his match on the plate.
7 I am beset here with neighbours that match your infidels, Sir Knight, in Holy Land.
8 Both displayed great feats of gallantry, nor did either Bois-Guilbert or the Disinherited Knight find in the ranks opposed to them a champion who could be termed their unquestioned match.
9 There is more in it than thou dost guess, Conrade; thy simplicity is no match for this deep abyss of wickedness.
10 It is indeed," said the Templar; "for, proud as thou art, thou hast in me found thy match.
11 All Huntingdon exclaimed on the greatness of the match, and her uncle, the lawyer, himself, allowed her to be at least three thousand pounds short of any equitable claim to it.
12 Yes, indeed, a very pretty match.
13 She would learn to match him in his indifference.
14 And yet it was a most desirable match for Janet at the time.
15 Poor Janet has been sadly taken in, and yet there was nothing improper on her side: she did not run into the match inconsiderately; there was no want of foresight.
Example Sentence: (112 in 8 pages)
1 I was absolutely knackered at the end of the match.
2 I thought I knew quite a lot about electrical things, but when I was given this old radio to repair, I had to admit that I'd met my match.
3 Highlights of the match will be shown after the news.
4 The employment agency exists to match up graduates and IT companies.
5 The agency tries to match single people with suitable partners.
6 The match was postponed to the next day because of bad weather.
7 England beat New Zealand in a grudge match.
8 The dry wood blazed up at the touch of a match.
9 Steven took his son to a cricket match as a birthday treat.
10 Ed came over last night to watch the video of the football match that I'd recorded.
11 The video was pre-set to record the match.
12 Everybody wanted to watch the match.
13 Whatever your colour scheme, there's a fabric to match.
14 It's raining, which presumably means that your football match will be cancelled.
15 Her elder daughter, in whom she placed the greatest trust, failed to match her expectations.