Sentences with match
match
M m - He was watching a football match.
- ...a packet of cigarettes and a box of matches.
- Andy Murray during his match against Marin Cilic.
- Tim Cahill celebrates the match winning goal.
- Her nails were painted bright red to match her dress. [VERB noun]
- The pillow cover can match up with the sheets. [V P + with/to]
- I had several main criteria in mind, so that I could match the snow thrower to my needs.
- When men or women you date recognize that you are not a match for them.
- Their strengths in memory and spatial skills matched. [VERB]
- The students are asked to match the books with the authors. [V n + with/to]
- Helen's choice of lipstick was a good match for her skin-tone.
- They played some fine attacking football, but I think we matched them in every respect. [VERB noun]
- The finals of the Championship begin today, matching the United States against France. [V n + with/against]
- She's met her match in talking ability
- That coat is a good match for your hat
- To match the tongue and groove of boards
- The skirt matches your shoes well
- They matched wits
- To match hope with reality
- A purse and shoes that are a good match
- To make a good match
- His looks match his character
- To match a piece of cloth
- The carpet and curtains are a match.
- He struck a match and lit his cigarette.
- Their interests didn't match, so it took a long time to agree what to do together. These two copies are supposed to be identical, but they don't match.
- His interests didn't match her interests.
- They found out about his color-blindness when he couldn't match socks properly.
- She matched him at every turn: anything he could do, she could do as well or better.
- To match boards
- To meet one's match.
- The blue hat and green scarf were not a good match.
- A soccer match.
- A shouting match.
- A good match.
- Neither family approved of the match.
- My talent does not match his.
- The skirt matches the jacket perfectly.
- To match one's actions to one's beliefs.
- To match the pieces of a puzzle.
- Try though we did, we could not match our first success.
- I matched my wits against his strength.
- The teams were well matched.
- Our talents match.
- These gloves do not match.
- My local team are playing in a match against their arch-rivals today.
- He knew he had met his match.