How to Use matchup in a Sentence

matchup

noun

• A lot has changed since that matchup against the Dodgers.
  — Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
• When the Knicks tried to press that matchup, Green held up.
  — Chris Manning, Forbes, 21 Apr. 2023
• Their next matchup will take place on the home turf of the Lynx on May 16.
  — Josh Reed, Anchorage Daily News, 26 Apr. 2023
• Next up: The Thorns head to Orlando for a road matchup with the Pride.
  — oregonlive, 3 June 2023
• Biden and Trump remained tied 46% in a head-to-head matchup.
  — Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 12 July 2024
• The matchup Friday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 11 Aug. 2023
• Trump has 46% support among U.S. adults and Biden 44% in a head-to-head matchup.
  — Gary Langer, ABC News, 5 May 2024
• That allowed Bochy to set up the lefty-lefty matchup, which worked out fine.
  — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2023
• The matchup Friday is the fourth time these teams square off this season.
  — Creg Stephenson | [e-mail], al, 7 July 2023
• That figures to be the script in this matchup, with the Falcons pulling away in the second half.
  — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023
• But still, there’s plenty for Democrats to like about such a matchup.
  — Daniel Strauss, The New Republic, 27 Apr. 2023
• The matchup will mark the Knicks’ league-leading 57th game on Christmas.
  — Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 12 Aug. 2024
• Indy then have matchups against the Browns, Saints and Panthers.
  — Chantz Martin, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2023
• Swift was part of the crowd cheering on the Chiefs in their matchup against the Chicago Bears Sunday.
  — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 25 Sep. 2023
• The top brews have been seeded and placed on the bracket for round-by-round, head-to-head matchups.
  — The Enquirer, 17 Mar. 2024
• The opening odds for this matchup had Rabadanov as a big -355 favorite.
  — Trent Reinsmith, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2024
• Jung won the intense matchup, and tied the game at two runs, with an RBI single to right field.
  — Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press, 28 June 2023
• The winner of this matchup earns the conference’s No. 7 playoff seed to face the Knicks in the first round of the playoffs.
  — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2024
• Granada got the best of SRV in the first matchup, but the Wolves won the next two in dominant fashion.
  — Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
• After tonight’s matchup, the Tigers and M’s wrap up the series with a 4:10 p.m. start on Sunday.
  — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2023
• The matchup also served as a preview for the Games, with the teams scheduled to meet in a Group C clash in Paris.
  — Sam Joseph, CNN, 21 July 2024
• The Berkeley poll shows Schiff beating Garvey in a fall matchup, 53% to 38%.
  — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2024
• A lot of season has been played since then and Moeller won't dwell on the previous matchup.
  — Alex Harrison, The Enquirer, 28 May 2023
• Game 5 is Thursday in New York, where the teams split the opening two matchups in this series.
  — Tim Reynolds, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024
• The following day, the Browns announced that the team’s tight end had been added to the team's injury report ahead of the Oct. 1 matchup against the Ravens.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 12 Oct. 2023
• Last Super Bowl matchup saw Chris Jones blow up the 49ers’ offense, so best to run away from him.
  — Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2024
• Just getting a couple of guys off their feet and play little bit of a matchup game.
  — José M. Romero, The Arizona Republic, 2 June 2023
• The game came a day after Detroit fell to Toronto 12-2 in the opening matchup of the series.
  — Victoria Hernandez, USA TODAY, 8 July 2023
• Each year, fans vote on head-to-head matchups between 12 bears in the single elimination contest.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
• In the second matchup, Atlanta's offense seemed less than enthusiastic mustering only three runs as the team burned through six pitchers.
  — Ross Terrell, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 30 Oct 2024