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• Tea and red wine stains were no match for it in our tests.
  — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 23 Aug. 2022
• The streets were snowy; the heaters were no match for the cold night in the restaurant’s outdoor structure.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 22 Jan. 2024
• Even so, the MiG-29 is no match for Russian jets in a dogfight.
  — Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
• Even so, the MiG-29 is no match for Russian jets in a dogfight.
  — Serhiy Morgunov, Washington Post, 27 Apr. 2023
• But at home, the Bears were no match for the Cardinal and shot just 4-of-31 from 3-point range.
  — Jeff Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 3 Jan. 2024
• Even the scent of fried bacon was no match for this candle.
  — Carolyn Forté, Good Housekeeping, 15 Aug. 2023
• Even five to one, Brandt’s crew is no match for Dalton’s skills.
  — Tim Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
• With four of their top six scorers on the bench, the Spurs were no match for New Orleans.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Mar. 2023
• Websites and hotlines are no match for the problems the U.S. now faces.
  — Melissa Jeltsen, The Atlantic, 16 Dec. 2022
• In Minutes Tough, dried on stains are no match for this clever kitchen gadget.
  — Kat Romero, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2023
• Retta’s old-school commitments are no match for the new scourge of RST.
  — Noah Berlatsky, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2023
• Plus, the cold weather is no match for the acrylic, wool, and polyamide materials.
  — Wendy Vazquez, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2023
• Unpredictable when driven hard, brakes no match for the power, the yoke is a joke.
  — Rich Ceppos, Car and Driver, 27 July 2022
• Even with three dozen henchmen, the dacoits are no match for the two commandos.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Oct. 2023
• Two rows of metal barriers were no match for a throng that had waited since 2019 to claim the Bell again.
  — Matthew Vantryon, The Indianapolis Star, 13 Nov. 2022
• Rain is no match for this set, thanks to its weather-resistant resin.
  — Khortlyn Cole, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 June 2023
• Wall-to-wall sunshine was no match for seasonably chilly air over the region.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2024
• The city that never sleeps is no match for The Langham, a hotel that delivers one of the best slumbers in the Big Apple.
  — Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
• Sweaty palms are no match for the traction finish on this Manduka mat.
  — SELF, 17 Nov. 2022
• Zelensky, 44, appeared to be no match for the ruthless Putin.
  — Liz Sly, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2022
• The champagne of beers is no match for French authorities.
  — Joseph Pisani, wsj.com, 21 Apr. 2023
• The champagne of beers is no match for French authorities.
  — Joseph Pisani, wsj.com, 21 Apr. 2023
• But in a matter of minutes, the volume was no match for even the most heavy-duty vacuum.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2024
• But the use of residential deck wood, which has a life span of around a decade, was no match for Iowa’s extreme climate.
  — Julia Halperin, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2024
• Kayaks proved to be no match for the swift current, Ms. Hatton said, and soon people showed up in their motorboats.
  — Sarah Baird, New York Times, 29 July 2022
• On a trip to St. Moritz in the Swiss mountains, the cold was no match for Gerber’s bouncy supermodel blow dry.
  — Hannah Coates, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2024
• And up on a high shelf isn’t good enough — Christmas presents stored high up or in the back of the closet are no match for a determined child, and neither are guns.
  — Stephanie Dolgoff, Good Housekeeping, 28 Mar. 2023
• The Heat’s gang of the undrafted, G-Leaguers and late-round selections are just no match for players taken from the top six picks of the draft.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2022
• The sun is no match for these effective blackout curtains.
  — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 July 2023
• Stuck-on mold and mildew is no match for these powerful formulas.
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 28 May 2024